Michael Photios
Fossil Fuels | Liberal Party | Revolving Doors
Current Positions
State Minister for Multicultural & Ethnic Affairs (May 1993-Apr 1995)
Previous Positions
Chairman, NSW Government Environment
Committee & Public Accounts Committee
State Executive, Liberal Party of New South Wales
Federal Member of Parliament for Ermington (1991-1999)
Federal Member of Parliament for Ryde (1988-1991)
NSW Young Liberal President (1982-1984)
NSW Young Liberal Vice-President (1980-1981)
Mining Connections
Chairman, Premier State [1]
1 — Former lobbyists on behalf of Xstrata, currently lobbyists for Gloucester Resources Ltd. The company also played a key role in the privatization of NSW’s electricity assets and other major infrastructure. See: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/charming-army-with-links-to-party-hqs-20130405-2hc2e.html.
Simone Marsh was a senior environmental analyst with the Queensland Co-ordinator General. After filing her report on the environmental effects of the proposed LNG industry in June 2010, she walked out of her job and was not heard of again in the media until she testified as a whistleblower at the Queensland government parliamentary inquiry into Queensland government administration of Commonwealth government affairs in November 2014.