One Nation asks donors at $3,000-a-head Sydney fundraiser to accept ‘non-disclosure agreement’
Summary
Australia’s One Nation party has asked guests paying A$3,000 to attend a private Sydney fundraiser to sign an agreement barring them from sharing details about attendees or event discussions. Transparency advocates criticized the requirement, while the article reports that senior Labor and Liberal officials involved in fundraisers said such agreements were unprecedented.Key Facts
- The four-hour event is scheduled for next Thursday at an undisclosed venue in central Sydney.
- The invitation lists Pauline Hanson, James Ashby, Barnaby Joyce, Chris Taylor and Mike Newman as attendees.
- The agreement bars guests from disclosing attendee identities or sharing conversations, activities, images, recordings or other event details.
- The agreement says its restrictions continue after the event and prohibits sharing information with journalists, media outlets, bloggers or other publishers.
- One Nation previously held an invite-only Melbourne fundraiser in September that charged A$2,000, according to the article.
- Transparency International Australia chief executive Clancy Moore and Australian Democracy Network campaigner Christian Slattery criticized the agreement as a threat to transparency.
- For 2026–27, One Nation had disclosed A$5,000 in reportable donations across three donations linked to a fundraising dinner with Joyce.
- The NSW Electoral Commission's individual threshold for a reportable donation is A$1,000.
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