Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon is in the gun after revelations he gave significant financial support to Labour MP Kiri Allan in the lead-up to the 2020 election. Ms Allan is also facing questions over whether she properly declared any conflicts of interest regarding the donations when she was promoted to Justice Minister. Mr Foon was appointed to his role at the Human Rights Commission in 2019 by then-Justice Minister Andrew Little and is expected to be independent of the Government. In 2021, Ms Allan declared donations for the year before, including $1500 from Foon and his wife Ying Foon.

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