Penny Wong's office gave Michael West Media the same response Brendan O'Connor provided, but added that an Albanese Labor government was committed to holding an inquiry into the issue. When asked whether Penny Wong believes Parliament should be consulted before...
Labor Federal Member for Cowan Anne Aly believes Parliament should be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad. As well as being a Member of Parliament, Dr Aly is a counter-terrorism expert.[dpdfg_filtergrid include_categories="7859"...
When asked if Parliament should be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad, Labor Federal Member for Maribyrnong Bill Shorten declined to comment. Bill Shorten's office told Michael West Media "our answer is please check with Shadow...
Labor's Julian Hill believes the question of whether Parliament should be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad should be examined through a parliamentary inquiry. “At the very least we need to restore accountability to the parliament...
Labor spokesperson Brendan O'Connor wants to keep it that way.
Kate Lundy was an ACT Senator (ALP) for 19 years. In 2012-13, during the Gillard government, she was Sports Minister and held assistant ministerial posts in innovation and technology. Immediately upon leaving politics Lundy took up directorships with a sport technologies network and the NRMA, and was soon appointed to the federal government’s Cyber Security Research Centre board. In addition, from 2016-2018 Lundy was employed by the ACT Government as Defence Industry Advocate. While in this role she became a director of Electro Optic Systems, a Canberra-based weapons systems manufacturer, which exports its products to Saudi Arabia and the UAE (both countries are accused of war crimes in Yemen).
Labor leader’s trips to the 2014 Australian Open and the AFL Grand Final cost taxpayers just over $4000.
In 2017, Labor MP Michael Danby repaid travel claims for family trips dating back to 2010. He used public money to pay for an ad to attack an ABC reporter and he took a week’s sick leave from Parliament to spend the time travelling in Israel.
Hours after demanding an investigation into Coalition travel expenses, the Labor frontbencher Mark Dreyfus admitted to billing taxpayers for a ski trip to Perisher.
Then Labor senator Sam Dastyari supported China’s position over the South China Sea and had office, legal and travel bills paid by a Chinese company.
The then environment minister took a four-day return trip to Uluru with his family. Burke subsequently conceded taxpayers should not have been charged for his children to fly business class but he has not repaid the cost.
A spokesman for Anthony Albanese said the $126 cost of the Comcars had been repaid but would not say if the money was repaid before or after Guardian Australia lodged an FoI request for travel details.
Joel Fitzgibbon failed to declare two trips he took to China in 2002 and 2005, which were paid for by Chinese-born businesswoman Helen Liu.
2013Martin Ferguson was minister for resources and energy for more than five years before resigning in March 2013. Under the code of ethics, ministers are required to have an 18-month cooling-off period upon leaving parliament. Ferguson joined the fossil...
A tobacco executive made $400,000 worth of donations to the Labor Party, potentially breaching NSW law and ALP rules.
Stephen Conroy is a former ALP Senator who has since enjoyed lobbyist positions at Responsible Wagering Australia (RWA) and TG Endeavour after retiring from parliament in 2016. RWA is...
Chris Bowen billed taxpayers more than $2000 for a day trip to Adelaide, where he was the key speaker at a $500-a-head business lunch to raise money for South Australian Labor’s 2018 state election campaign.
Karl Bitar is a former political campaign director, serving under Julia Gillard in her 2010 Federal election campaign. His use of past political connections and inside knowledge has been criticised in his current executive role as a board member for James Packer’s Crown Resorts Ltd.
Former ALP Senator Mark Arbib joined forces with casino and media magnate James Packer, as a board member for Packer's investment company Consolidated Press Holding in 2012, the same...
Stephen Loosley was a NSW ALP Senator from 1990 to 1995. From November 2012 to September 2016 he was Chair of the Woomera Prohibited Area Advisory Board, a role required to be...
Anna Bligh's position as the CEO of the Australian Banking Association makes her the chief advocate for banking interests in Australia.Current Positions Australian Banking Association,...
Less than two weeks after quitting parliament for health reasons, Mike Kelly, member of the powerful Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, accepted a job leading Palantir Technologies Australia. Palantir is a US datamining corporation that has worked for the Pentagon and the CIA.
Arguably the most dominant public figure straddling government and military industry in Australia. Closely connected to political, US alliance and military industry interests. Has expanded WA Governor role to include advocacy for WA defence industry. Before and after his time as Australia’s US Ambassador he engaged in industry corporate work.
PAST POSITIONS Independent Non-executive Director, Stanwell Corporation, 12 December 2019 - Present Previous Positions Parliamentary service Elected to the House of Representatives for...
Wayne Myers was a board member of QLD Government Owned Corporations whilst a lobbyist. Myers lobbied for (Indian) coal miner Adani, seeking entry in QLD. Myers became a director of the QLD arm of Australian Water Holdings, exploring coal seam gas industry (water/pipeline monopoly) opportunities.
Tracey Winters was an approvals consultant at gas companies Woodside Energy and Sasol Chevron, before moving into government roles, including for a federal resources minister during approval of eastern Australia’s first CSG-LNG projects (for BG Group/QGC and Santos). Following the CSG-LNG approvals, Winters re-joined the gas industry: BG Group (vice president environment); Caltex; and Santos Ltd (government and public affairs).
