Zali Steggall, the independent federal MP for Warringah and high-profile renewable energy campaigner, has admitted she made a “rookie error” for not properly disclosing AU$100,000 (US$71,360) in campaign donations from a former coal company director.
Steggall is facing pressure after it was revealed the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) had discovered she received $100,000 in 2019 from the Kinghorn Family Trust—belonging to John Kinghorn, the founder of RAMS Home Loans, who was previously a director for Cascade Coal and Felix Resources.
