AEC entity 19364 · Annual financial disclosures

Australian Council of Trade Unions

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Names attached to this official ID

ACTU · Seen on return 66249
ACTU · Seen on return 12336
ACTU taskforce · Seen on return 42310
Australian Council of Trade Unions · Seen on return 83130
Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) · Seen on return 83033
Australian Council of Trades Unions · Seen on return 69313

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$22,773,144

2018-19 · Receipts/debts reported by this entity · Other Receipt · Political Campaigner Return

59 source records. Sum of the selected source records only; donor and recipient reports are never added together.

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Reported relationships

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Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining & Energy Union (CFMMEU) Maritime Union of Australia Division → Australian Council of Trade Unions

$2,665,388

2 source records · Explore counterparty

Australian Education Union (AEU) Federal Office → Australian Council of Trade Unions

$2,148,616

1 source record · Explore counterparty

United Voice National Office → Australian Council of Trade Unions

$1,906,769

1 source record · Explore counterparty

Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) National Office → Australian Council of Trade Unions

$1,434,034

1 source record · Explore counterparty

Australian Services Union (ASU) National Office - Melbourne → Australian Council of Trade Unions

$1,328,183

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Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federeation (ANMF) Federal Office - Melbourne → Australian Council of Trade Unions

$1,269,166

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Communications, Electrical & Plumbing Union of Australia (CEPU) Electrical Division - VIC Branch → Australian Council of Trade Unions

$1,110,000

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Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) National Office - Melbourne → Australian Council of Trade Unions

$1,037,108

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Communications, Electrical & Plumbing Union of Australia (CEPU) Electrical Division - QLD Branch → Australian Council of Trade Unions

$1,000,000

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Independent Education Union of Australia (IEU) Federal Office → Australian Council of Trade Unions

$854,051

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Across reporting years

Other Receipt · Political Campaigner Return · 1998–99 to 2024–25. Each year is a separate reporting period; values are nominal AUD. Blank years mean no matched records, not zero. Potentially overlapping returns have no combined bar.

1998–99 to 2017–18No matched records
2018–19$22,773,144
2019–20$17,701,717
2020–21$22,187,785
2021–22 to 2024–25No matched records

Trend data table

Same values as the chart · Other Receipt
Financial year	Amount	Source records
1998-99	No matched records	0
1999-00	No matched records	0
2000-01	No matched records	0
2001-02	No matched records	0
2002-03	No matched records	0
2003-04	No matched records	0
2004-05	No matched records	0
2005-06	No matched records	0
2006-07	No matched records	0
2007-08	No matched records	0
2008-09	No matched records	0
2009-10	No matched records	0
2010-11	No matched records	0
2011-12	No matched records	0
2012-13	No matched records	0
2013-14	No matched records	0
2014-15	No matched records	0
2015-16	No matched records	0
2016-17	No matched records	0
2017-18	No matched records	0
2018-19	$22,773,144	59
2019-20	$17,701,717	47
2020-21	$22,187,785	73
2021-22	No matched records	0
2022-23	No matched records	0
2023-24	No matched records	0
2024-25	No matched records	0

Individual source records

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Other party	Category / period	Amount	Source
ACTU Building Canberra Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$153,551	Record details Return 53185
ACTU Education Inc Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$388,948	Record details Return 53185
ACTU Member Connect Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$772,602	Record details Return 53185
ACTU Property Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$69,663	Record details Return 53185
Australian Education Union - Queensland Branch (QTU) Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$16,500	Record details Return 53185
Australian Education Union (AEU) Federal Office Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$2,148,616	Record details Return 53185
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) National Office - Melbourne Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$1,037,108	Record details Return 53185
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federeation (ANMF) Federal Office - Melbourne Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$1,269,166	Record details Return 53185
Australian Services Union (ASU) National Office - Melbourne Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$1,328,183	Record details Return 53185
Australian Taxation Office Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$464,067	Record details Return 53185
Australian Workers' Union (AWU) National Office Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$77,166	Record details Return 53185
Australiasian Meat Industry Employees Union (AMIEU) Federal Office Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$113,675	Record details Return 53185
AWU WA ALCOA Allsites Committee Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$27,500	Record details Return 53185
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$39,024	Record details Return 53185
CBus Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$37,990	Record details Return 53185
Communications, Electrical & Plumbing Union of Australia (CEPU) Electrical Division - NSW & ACT Branch Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$550,000	Record details Return 53185
Communications, Electrical & Plumbing Union of Australia (CEPU) Electrical Division - QLD Branch Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$1,000,000	Record details Return 53185
Communications, Electrical & Plumbing Union of Australia (CEPU) Electrical Division - VIC Branch Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$1,110,000	Record details Return 53185
Communications, Electrical & Plumbing Union of Australia (CEPU) National Office Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$735,706	Record details Return 53185
Community and Public Sector Union (PSU Group) National Office Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$237,277	Record details Return 53185
Community and Public Sector Union (SPSF Group) Federal Office Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$55,000	Record details Return 53185
Community and Public Sector Union (SPSF Group) NSW Branch Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$172,863	Record details Return 53185
Community and Public Sector Union (SPSF Group) SA Branch Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$75,257	Record details Return 53185
Community and Public Sector Union (SPSF Group) VIC Branch Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$88,589	Record details Return 53185
Community and Public Sector Union (SPSF Group) WA Branch Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$84,106	Record details Return 53185
Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining & Energy Union (CFMMEU) Maritime Union of Australia Division Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$19,950	Record details Return 53185
Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining & Energy Union (CFMMEU) National Office Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$2,645,438	Record details Return 53185
Department of Jobs and Small Business Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$30,607	Record details Return 53185
Finance Sector Union (FSU) National Office Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$256,794	Record details Return 53185
Health Services Union (HSU) National Office Source · reported by Australian Council of Trade Unions	Other Receipt 2018–19 · Political Campaigner Return	$536,646	Record details Return 53185

Returns lodged for 2018–19

Political Campaigner Return · BAIIB8 · name as lodged: Australian Council of Trade Unions

Read the disclosure in context

This snapshot covers all 27 annual financial years in the AEC bulk export, 1998–99 to 2024–25, retrieved 8 September 2026. It includes parties, associated entities, significant third parties/campaigners, third parties, donors, members and senators. Election and referendum returns are separate collections and are not included.

Donor and recipient reports are separate views of disclosures and must not be added together. Receipts, donations, debts, payments, expenditure and public funding are different measures. A receipt need not be a donation, and a payment need not be electoral expenditure. These are nominal Australian dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

The 2024–25 annual release was published on 2 February 2026. Individual amendment publication dates are not supplied in these bulk lists. Annual reporting has delays and disclosure thresholds. The reported threshold appears on each return; it is not a filter removing smaller voluntarily disclosed entries. Missing records do not prove there was no financial relationship, and a disclosure does not prove influence or wrongdoing.

Current register lists include reported amendments where supplied. They are a dated snapshot, not a complete amendment history. Potentially overlapping historical donor returns remain separate and their combined totals are withheld. Names follow official AEC entity IDs; similarly named entities are not merged.

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