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According to Nine Newspapers, Sportsbet paid AU$8,960 for a dinner<\/strong> in support of Rowland\u2019s election campaign last March and made another contribution of AU$10,000 <\/strong>just before the May poll. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe donations, which took place while Rowland was shadow communications minister, did not have to be disclosed to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) since they were below AU$14,500. However, according to The Canberra Times, Sportsbet did declare them to the AEC. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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