AdvertisementNationalPolitical donations Editorial Political donations are a matter for all of us The Age's View Editorial August 1, 2026 — 5:00amAugust 1, 2026 — 5:00am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. We are often assured – as Plibersek and Allan did – that the declaration regime around these donations means that everything is above board. Indeed, both federally and in Victoria, changes to donations law are being challenged in the courts. Related Article Victorian election Labor, Coalition to avoid repaying investment funds under donations fix The state Labor government rushed in new legislation in response. But faced with the detail of the donations landscape, it is perhaps understandable that that has happened.