Clive Palmer’s mining company tops political donors list again as Liberals beat Labor on receipts

Political donations for previous financial year, released by the AEC, show major parties received $210.7m in donations and other receipts

• Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates
• Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast

Clive Palmer’s mining company, Mineralogy, has again topped the list of political donors, funnelling $7.1m into his one-senator party, the United Australia party, in the year after the federal election.

Annual political returns, released by the Australian Electoral Commission on Thursday, show Palmer gave 10 donations to the minor political party over the course of the year totalling $7.1m. The United Australia party, which has one elected member in the senate, then spent $2.5m during the 2022-23 financial year.

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup