John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

We don’t like 1987, do we! Even though they won that year, they do not like the uncomfortable reminder of their own hypocrisy. The book goes on:

Among the millionaires and multi-millionaires on the guest list was also Graham Richardson. He was there, quite simply, to put the hard word on the guests for their money after the delicious food, expensive wine and expansive speeches. He hoped that each of the men might be good for anywhere between $30 000 and $100 000—

and this was in 1987; if it were constant dollars, it would be a lot more—

comfortably lining Labor’s war chest for the election. The cheques would be collected after the election—this way the donations could be written off to the party’s administrative fund or its corporate entities. The confidentiality of the donors and the size of their contribution could be protected.

When the Leader of the Opposition asks about fundraising at Kirribilli House, that is what he ought to be talking about—not an entirely legitimate event that I held there last Friday week. I ask that further questions be placed on the Notice Paper.

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