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Does Deb receive funding from Simon Holmes a Court?

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No. Simon Holmes a Court is a wealthy person (but not a billionaire as some media would have you believe) who founded Climate 200. He was previously a member and major donor of the Liberal Party, however he became disillusioned with the party's refusal to accept and act on the science relation to climate change. After seeing the effectiveness of independents such as Cathy McGowan and Kerryn Phelps in federal parliament, he founded Climate 200 to support independents who aligned with values of the organisation, being evidence-based climate action, integrity in politics and equality. 

Simon Holmes a Court has not donated directly to Deb's campaign however we understand he had donated to Climate 200 and his contribution makes up about 2% of the organisations total funds raised. Over 14,000 other people have also donated to Climate 200.