An Australia-based website had alleged that Optus was a foreign donor making illegal donations to political entities there. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – Australian telco Optus, which is wholly owned by Singtel, has refuted claims made by an Australian website that it was a foreign donor making illegal donations to political entities there.
Meanwhile, besides written confirmation, political entities needed to do their own due diligence to ensure donors were not foreign if the donations made were equal to or more than the disclosure threshold. The spokesman explained that the A$69,900 in donations the telco made between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022, to Australian political parties were related to payments for tickets to business roundtables and events, which other corporate entities attended as well.
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