Revolving Doors –
Democracy at risk
Networks of influence/power – tracking the movements of politicians, people of influence, bureaucrats, lobby groups, and big business/industry. More than half of politicians retire to positions of power in lobby groups or big industry.
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Fossil
Fuel
Industry
Fossil Fuel Industry
Liberal Energy Minister Angus Taylor is a prominent critic of wind energy and has undertaken work for the fossil ...
Former Deputy Prime Minister and National Party leader Barnaby Joyce has been an enthusiastic promoter of coal for ...
Current Position
Brendan Pearson, ex-CEO of the Mineral Council of Australia (MCA), was appointed to the ...
Current Position
Prime Minister from 2018.
Minister for the Public Service from 2019.
Previous ...
Ministerial & Cabinet Positions
South Australian Minister for Minerals & Energy (2000-2002)
Numerous ...
Wayne Myers was a board member of QLD Government Owned Corporations whilst a lobbyist. Myers lobbied for (Indian) ...
Tracey Winters was an approvals consultant at gas companies Woodside Energy and Sasol Chevron, before moving into ...
Senator and cabinet minister, turned resources lobbyist. Director of aged care business. Was Minister for Aged Care.
Australia's Environment Minister. Formerly a mining company executive.
Current Positions
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Previous Positions
Mayor of Townsville, Qld (1989-2008)
City Councillor, City of ...
Current Positions
State Minister for Multicultural & Ethnic Affairs (May 1993-Apr 1995)
Previous ...
Current Positions
Federal Cabinet Secretary (Sep 2015-Jan 2017)
Assistant Treasurer (Sep 2013-Dec ...
Military
Industry
Military Industry
Geoff Brown retired as Chief of Air Force in July 2015 after 35 years in the RAAF. He was a strong proponent of ...
Former Howard government defence minister Peter Reith created a storm of protest when he quit politics and ...
Tony Lindsay is one of Australia’s most respected defence scientists. In 2016, after 28 years with the Defence ...
The “spruiker-in-chief” of defence industry has been involved with promoting military industry interests since the ...
In politics, Christopher “the fixer” Pyne secured major submarine and shipbuilding contracts for his home state of ...
Just five months after ending his five-year term as head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation ...
Arguably the most dominant public figure straddling government and military industry in Australia. Closely ...
Financial
Services
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Games &
Liquor
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