An investigation by OpenPolitics has revealed the widespread failure by politicians to disclose who gave them gifts such as private plan trips and Hamilton tickets.
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce declared a private charter flight from Armidale to Brisbane in May 2021 without disclosing who paid for the flight.
Liberal Member for Wentworth Dave Sharma, disclosed two tickets to a U2 concert in 2019, a family ticket to Shrek: The Musical in 2020, and two tickets to the opening night of Hamilton at the Lyric Theatre in 2021 without revealing who paid for the nights out.   Â
OpenPolitics reveals that Dave Sharma’s tickets could have come from the scandal-plagued Star Entertainment Group as the casino operator provided tickets, at $250 a pop, on the same date to his Liberal colleague Fiona Martin. Liberal MP Trent Zimmerman scored free tickets from Star as well.Â
Callum Foote was a reporter for Michael West Media for four years.