Hemmes Communications

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Treasury compiled information on charitable donations and fundraising for 2020 Australian bushfire recovery efforts, coordinated between Treasury and the Office of the Assistant Minister for Finance, Charities and Electoral Matters. The disclosure consists primarily of emails and a donation tracking document prepared by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet as of 21 February 2020. The records document publicly available individual and corporate donations, including Justin Hemmes' $500,000 contribution to the Rural Fire Service plus a pledge to raise an additional $500,000 through Merivale, and Lion's suite of relief initiatives totalling $1 million across multiple charities. Treasury notes that individual donation figures should not be aggregated to estimate totals, and emphasizes that significant pro bono assistance to recovery efforts is not captured in financial donation records. The material was classified as Official and For-Official-Use-Only.