Do you think Santos wants something in return for its donations?

Fossil fuels and politics

"Despite calls from the crossbench during debate on the foreign integrity laws, the major parties refused to entertain changes to either the donation threshold or the timeliness of disclosures." ABC

Meanwhile regional anti gas well campaigners carry on their struggle against polluting corporations like Santos.

Donor	Recipient	Total ($)	Donations

Santos Limited

LIB-FED

38,023

5

Santos Limited

ALP-FED

50,000

3

Santos Limited

ALP-QLD

27,760

3

Santos Limited

LNP-QLD

29,235

6

Santos Limited

NAT-FED

24,500

2

Santos Limited

ALP-SA

5,300

2

Santos Limited

LIB-SA

4,000

3

Santos Limited

ALP-NSW

2,550

2

Santos Limited

LIB-WA

715

1

Read the ABC News article

"They donate for a reason. In return for their donations, property developers, big banks, gambling corporations and mining giants have received billions of dollars worth of favourable policy decisions from Liberal and Labor governments. While the major parties continue to take money from big corporate interests, they will never be completely focused on what is good for our communities."

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