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Stephanie Tran
Editor Revolving Doors
The Ex-Files: where is the life for discards of the parliamentary bubble?
Australia is a different place politically, and so is Canberra. Scott Morrison is no longer a one-man employment agency, and ex-Coalition staffers are scrambling for new jobs.
Culture shock: Liberal exodus from Canberra into lobbyland as Labor staffers flood in
After nine years of Coalition rule, a Liberal stampede out of Parliament House means political and social upheaval in the nation’s capital. Out with the old political culture, in with the new. Stephanie Tran reports on the wave of political change.
Fossil
Fuel
Industry
Fossil Fuel Industry
PAST POSITIONSIndependent Non-executive Director, Stanwell Corporation, 12 December 2019 - Present
Chair of the ...
Resources Minister Keith Pitt founded a business which services the mining industry. He has been a strong advocate ...
Current Positions
Chief Executive Officer, NSW Minerals Council 2012 to Present
Chair of the Coal Services ...
Current Positions
Chief Executive Officer, The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia, June ...
CURRENT POSITIONElected to the Senate for Queensland 2016. Election ruled void 27.10.2017 under section 44 of the ...
CURRENT POSITION
Chairman Locksley Resources Ltd from 2018 – Present
Chairman Koch Metals Limited from 2019 – ...
CURRENT POSITION
Appointed to Fair Work Commission 23 March, 2021.
Previous Positions
Elected to the House of ...
CURRENT POSITIONSCEO Queensland Resources Council (QRC)
Chairman of the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative ...
Current Position
Minister for Health from 2017 to 2020.
Minister for Health and Aged Care from 2020 to ...
McGrath used to work for coal lobby group CT which also has strong connections in the office of Prime Minister ...
Canavan is among a group of hardline National Party members who are pushing for new coal- red power plants despite ...
Canavan is among a group of hardline National Party members who are pushing for new coal- red power plants despite ...
Military
Industry
Military Industry
A former commander of two Collins Class submarines, Andy Keough, has made an influential transition from uniform ...
Kate Lundy was an ACT Senator (ALP) for 19 years. In 2012-13, during the Gillard government, she was Sports ...
Peter Cosgrove was in the Australian Army for forty years, a career that culminated in the top job, Chief of the ...
Lieutenant-General Peter Leahy retired from the Australian army in July 2008 having concluded his 37 year military ...
Tony Fraser was in the Australian Army for 34 years, including a final stint in Defence’s weapons buying arm as ...
Commodore Merv Davis left the Royal Australian Navy in 2003 having been Commander of Navy Systems. He immediately ...
A former Colonel in the Australian Army who led logistic operations for both the Australian and US governments. ...
After 37 years in military industry, Jim McDowell moved from BAE Systems Saudi Arabia onto the board of the ...
Stephen Loosley was a NSW ALP Senator from 1990 to 1995. From November 2012 to September 2016 he was Chair of the ...
Former Howard government cabinet minister Amanda Vanstone is Chair of the Woomera Prohibited Area Advisory Board. ...
Less than two weeks after quitting parliament for health reasons, Mike Kelly, member of the powerful Parliamentary ...
In June 2018, Mark Binskin was Chief of the Defence Force when BAE Systems Australia was awarded the $35 billion ...
Financial
Services
Financial Services
Josh Frydenberg is the former member for Kooyong. He served as the treasurer of Australia and the deputy of ...
Current Positions
Perpetual Ltd, Chairman, Dec 2016– Present
Previous Positions
IRESS Ltd, Chairman, Jun 2012– ...
​Former ASIC Chairman, Greg Medcraft spent almost 4 decades working for some of the world’s largest financial ...
Current PositionsAdvisory Board Member, CSIRO (Jul 2021 - Present)
Non Executive Director, Heartland Bank LTDÂ ...
James Shipton, the former chair of ASIC and Australia’s top corporate regulator previously held an executive ...
Former Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens jumped from being the nation's chief financial regulator to Packer’s ...
Anna Bligh's position as the CEO of the Australian Banking Association makes her the chief advocate for banking ...
Mike Baird is the quintessential banker-politician, having left a successful career with NAB and Deutsche Bank ...
Greg Combet is a former Australian politician and trade unionist. He was a member of Parliament for 6 years, and ...
Games &
Liquor
Games & Liquor
Former Nationals Minister Peter McGauran was elected to the House of Representatives for Gippsland, Victoria in ...
In 2018, Liberal Senator Richard Colbeck returned to parliament in true revolving doors fashion after a 14 month ...
John S Horvath was The Australian Government Chief Medical Officer (CMO) from 2003 to 2009 and is now the Deputy ...
Former Minister for Hospitality, Gaming and Racing and heavy donor recipient from Tabcorp and other racing ...
George Souris is a former member of the NSWÂ Parliament, representing Upper Hunter for The Nationals. During his ...
Former Premier for NSW from 2011 to 2014, Barry O'Farrell became CEO of Racing Australia in December 2016, later ...
Stephen Conroy is a former ALP Senator who has since enjoyed lobbyist positions at Responsible Wagering ...
Karl Bitar is a former political campaign director, serving under Julia Gillard in her 2010 Federal election ...
Former ALP Senator Mark Arbib joined forces with casino and media magnate James Packer, as a board member for ...
Josh Landis, having previously been an advisor to the NSW government, is the newly appointed CEO for ClubsNSW and ...
Helen Coonan has been a pivotal director and board member for Crown Resorts Ltd since 2012.Current ...