'We pay for access': Lobby group's admission on political donations

By Fergus Hunter
Updated January 17 2018 - 11:08am, first published 11:00am

The Minerals Council of Australia has admitted it makes donations to political parties to gain access to politicians, an unusually candid statement from a donor about the influence of money in politics.

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