Nine Entertainment Co donated $27,500 to the Liberal Party in 2020 – Sydney Morning Herald

Mr Marks later conceded the event was a mistake after it was criticised by journalists at Nines three metropolitan newspapers - The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and The Australian Financial Review - who complained it compromised the papers reputation for independent journalism.

Nine, which acquired the newspapers after a 2018 merger with Fairfax Media, donated $62,906 to the Liberals in the 2019-20 financial year, of which $35,406 related to the fundraiser. In the same year, Nine donated $27,500 to Labor.

Mike Sneesby replaced Mr Marks as Nines chief executive in April 2021.

Kerry Stokes-controlled Seven West Media also made political donations in the 2020-21 financial year, handing a combined $11,950 to the Liberal Partys Tasmanian and NSW divisions, $3000 to the National Party, and $11,000 to the Labor Party.

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Nine Entertainment Co donated $27,500 to the Liberal Party in 2020 - Sydney Morning Herald