Who is donating to political parties in Queensland, Australia? An analysis of political donations from the food industry.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Australia's dominant food system encourages the overconsumption of foods detrimental for human and planetary health. Despite this, Australia has limited policies to reduce the burden of disease and protect the environment. Political donations from the food industry may contribute to policy inertia on this issue. We aimed to explore the extent of political donations made by the food industry in Queensland and investigate the timing of public health nutrition policies in relation to these donations.

Design

We collected publicly declared political donations data in Queensland, Australia, as it has the most transparent donation records. Policy data were sourced from the Australian National and Queensland State Parliaments, and consultations from the Australian and New

SUBMITTER: Russell C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10346088 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature