SYDNEY — Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was on Thursday accused of "buying" his narrow election victory last year after he admitted personally gifting A$1.75 million (US$1.32 million) to the cash-strapped Liberal Party campaign. The Sydney Morning Herald said it was the largest political donation by an individual in Australian history. Treasurer Scott Morrison lashed out at Labor’s "grubby smear" of Turnbull. "It’s a grubby political smear from a grubby political hack, from a party of hacks led by Bill Shorten," he said. Under Australian law, political parties receive public funding according to how well they perform in an election.

Source: Viet Nam News February 02, 2017 04:50 UTC