# One Nation demands donors sign NDAs at Sydney fundraiser

> The party is asking $3,000-a-head attendees to keep quiet about discussions with Pauline Hanson and senior leadership, a move transparency experts say sets a dangerous precedent.
- Title: One Nation demands donors sign NDAs at Sydney fundraiser
- Summary: The party is asking $3,000-a-head attendees to keep quiet about discussions with Pauline Hanson and senior leadership, a move transparency experts say sets a…
- Keywords: one nation, pauline hanson, sydney fundraiser, non-disclosure agreement, nda, nsw election, political donations, transparency, the Guardian
- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/06/one-nation-sydney-fundraiser-pauline-hanson-nda-ntwnfb
- Published: 2026-11-05T14:00:26+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: one nation, pauline hanson, sydney fundraiser, non-disclosure agreement, nda, nsw election, political donations, transparency, news, politics
## One Nation's secret fundraiser
One Nation is hosting a four-hour invite-only event in central Sydney next Thursday. Donors are charged three thousand dollars to meet Pauline Hanson and senior party leadership.
## Who will be there
Attendees will meet Pauline Hanson, national director James Ashby, federal MP Barnaby Joyce, chief of staff Chris Taylor, and New South Wales leader Mike Newman.
## The non-disclosure agreement
Donors must sign an NDA preventing them from disclosing attendees' identities or discussing what happens at the event. The agreement bans sharing information with journalists or media organisations.

> Do not disclose information about what occurs at the event, including conversations, activities, photographs, video or other details obtained through attending.
## An unprecedented move
Senior sources from Labor and Liberal parties say using non-disclosure agreements at fundraising dinners is unprecedented. Such events are common but have never required NDAs before.
## Transparency experts sound alarm
Clancy Moore of Transparency International Australia says the NDA is a worrying step. He argues voters deserve to know whether political commitments are being made behind closed doors to paying guests.

> A non-disclosure agreement should never be used to shield political fundraising from public scrutiny.
## Democracy thrives in sunlight
Christian Slattery of the Australian Democracy Network says slapping an NDA on a political fundraiser sets a worrying precedent. Australians are rightly suspicious of exclusive cash-for-access events.

> Slapping an NDA on a political fundraiser sets a worrying precedent. Democracy thrives in the sunlight.
## One Nation's fundraising push
One Nation has disclosed five thousand dollars in reportable donations in two thousand twenty-six to twenty-twenty-seven, across three donations for a fundraising dinner with Joyce.
## Key takeaway

One Nation is requiring donors at a three thousand dollar Sydney fundraiser to sign non-disclosure agreements preventing them from discussing the event, raising transparency concerns ahead of the NSW election.