- The Australian Worker’s Union offices in Sydney and Melbourne are being raided
- It is allegedly over donations made to activist group Get Up
- They’re deciphering whether the donations where authorised under union rules
The Australian Federal Police is currently raiding the Australian Workers’ Union offices in Melbourne and Sydney.
The investigation allegedly relates to whether donations made to activist group GetUp were authorised under union rules, the ABC reports.
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has asked GetUp to follow disclosure rules before, which require the group to make public what funding it receives and how it will be spent.
The Australian Federal Police is currently raiding the Australian Workers’ Union offices (pictured) in Melbourne and Sydney
Groups handed these kind of obligations are known as ‘associated entities.’
They are defined as a group controlled by one or more political parties, or operating to a significant extent for the benefit of political parties.
The AEC said there was information to suggest GetUp’s donations last year could be seen as having benefited Labor and the Greens, the ABC read in a letter.
GetUp has since denied the claims and insisted it is an independent movement.