Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has revealed he contributed $1.75 million to the Liberal Party's federal election campaign in 2016.
Mr Turnbull confirmed the figure for the first time tonight, adding he had always been “financially generous” with causes he and wife Lucy believed in.
"I contributed $1.75 million, that was the contribution I made. It has been talked about and speculated about but there it is," he told ABC's 7.30 host Stan Grant.
"I can assure you we make big contributions to many important enterprises and causes.
"I've always been prepared to put my money where my mouth is. Now, here's the difference: I put my money into ensuring that we didn't have a Labor government.
"I put it my money into the Liberal Party's campaign."
After calling for an overhaul of political donations in a speech to the National Press Club on Wednesday, Mr Turnbull still refused to reveal the extent of his own contribution to his party, prompting opposition leader Bill Shorten to suggest his "secrecy" made it sound "tricky and shifty".But on Wednesday night, Mr Turnbull told the ABC he and wife Lucy had always been financially generous with causes they each believed in.
"We have always been generous because we know that we have done well in life and we believe it is part of our duty to give back," he told the 7.30 program.
"I contributed $1.75 million, that was the contribution I made. It has been talked about and speculated about but there it is.
"That's a substantial contribution, I can assure you we make big contributions to many important enterprises and causes. I've always been prepared to put my money where my mouth is."
Australians were more interested in what he was doing with their money than with his own, Mr Turnbull said.
With AAP