澳大利亚反对党领袖安格斯·泰勒在新南威尔士州独立反贪委员会听证会上否认向保守派系NSW Reformers进行了捐款，声称"没有进行任何付款"[1]。同时，One Nation领导人保琳·汉森更新了议会利益登记，声明其伦敦至西西里的航班费用由矿业大亨吉娜·莱因哈特支付，航班时间为7月11日至16日[1]。
国家党领袖马特·卡纳万表示，他不会接受大金主提供的付费欧洲度假。卡纳万称："如果一位大金主向我提议一场假期，我会说，听着，我更希望你把那笔钱用来改变政府"[1]。这一系列声明出现在有关NSW Reformers涉嫌分支堆积调查的背景下[1]。
Opposition leader Angus Taylor has denied making any payment to the conservative faction NSW Reformers during proceedings at the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) inquiry [1]. The denial comes as One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has updated her parliamentary interests register to declare that mining magnate Gina Rinehart funded her airfare from London to Sicily, with the flights taking place between July 11 and 16 [1].
Nationals Party leader Matt Canavan weighed in on the broader issue of political donations and sponsored travel, stating that he would not accept a paid holiday from a major donor [1]. Canavan said: "If a large benefactor offered me a holiday I'd say, Look, I'd prefer you just put that money into changing the government" [1]. The NSW Reformers organization remains under investigation by the ICAC for branch stacking allegations [1].