The frightening list of foreign interests trying to influence the Australian federal election
Monday, 29 April 2019
Here is some explanatory information about foreign influence in Australian elections.
https://www.aec.gov.au/elections/electoral-advertising/electoral-integrity.htm
And here is the frightening list of people/entities representing foreign interests who are registered on the Public Register.
I note Al Jazeera, representing the Qatari Government hasn't registered. One Nation might have something to say about that.
| Registrant | Activity type | Foreign principal | Foreign principal country | Start date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| API Management Pty Ltd | Parliamentary lobbying | Aquila Steel Pty Ltd | China | 12/04/2019 | View Details |
| General political lobbying | Aquila Steel Pty Ltd | China | 12/04/2019 | View Details | |
| Communications activity | Aquila Steel Pty Ltd | China | 12/04/2019 | View Details | |
| David Palmer | Parliamentary lobbying | Truth Outreach Inc. aka 911 Truth Action Project | United States of America | 30/03/2019 | View Details |
| Parliamentary lobbying | Truth Outreach Inc. aka 911 Truth Action Project | United States of America | 27/11/2018 | View Details | |
| Communications activity | Truth Outreach Inc. aka 911 Truth Action Project | United States of America | 11/09/2018 | View Details | |
| Parliamentary lobbying | Truth Outreach Inc. aka 911 Truth Action Project | United States of America | 1/07/2011 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | Truth Outreach Inc. aka 911 Truth Action Project | United States of America | 1/07/2011 | View Details | |
| Communications activity | Truth Outreach Inc. aka 911 Truth Action Project | United States of America | 1/07/2011 | View Details | |
| Qenos Pty Ltd | Parliamentary lobbying | China National Chemical Corporation Ltd. | China | 10/03/2019 | View Details |
| General political lobbying | China National Chemical Corporation Ltd. | China | 10/03/2019 | View Details | |
| Joshua Brian Arthur Zwar | Other activity (former Cabinet Minister or recent designated position holder) | U.S. Department of State | United States of America | 5/03/2019 | View Details |
| Peter Hendy Consulting | Other activity (former Cabinet Minister or recent designated position holder) | Ministry of Commerce and Investment | Saudi Arabia | 4/03/2019 | View Details |
| Halliday Advisory | General political lobbying | Equinor | Norway | 28/02/2019 | View Details |
| Warwick King | General political lobbying | Australia Pacific LNG Pty Ltd | China | 27/02/2019 | View Details |
| General political lobbying | Australia Pacific LNG Pty Ltd | China | 17/01/2019 | View Details | |
| Barton Deakin Government Relations | Parliamentary lobbying | Equinor | Norway | 14/02/2019 | View Details |
| Hawker Britton Group Pty Limited | General political lobbying | Equinor | Norway | 14/02/2019 | View Details |
| Bindi Gove | General political lobbying | Equinor | Norway | 23/01/2019 | View Details |
| Perth USAsia Centre | Communications activity | Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tokyo | Japan | 20/12/2018 | View Details |
| Communications activity | US Department of State | United States of America | 28/09/2018 | View Details | |
| Chevron Australia Pty Ltd | General political lobbying | JERA Gorgon Pty Ltd | Japan | 10/12/2018 | View Details |
| Parliamentary lobbying | JERA Gorgon Pty Ltd | Japan | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Communications activity | JERA Gorgon Pty Ltd | Japan | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | KUFPEC Australia (Wheatstone Iago) Pty Ltd | Kuwait | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Parliamentary lobbying | KUFPEC Australia (Wheatstone Iago) Pty Ltd | Kuwait | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Communications activity | KUFPEC Australia (Wheatstone Iago) Pty Ltd | Kuwait | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | KUFPEC Australia (Julimar) Pty Lt | Kuwait | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Parliamentary lobbying | KUFPEC Australia (Julimar) Pty Lt | Kuwait | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Communications activity | KUFPEC Australia (Julimar) Pty Lt | Kuwait | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | PE Wheatstone Pty Ltd | Japan | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Parliamentary lobbying | PE Wheatstone Pty Ltd | Japan | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Communications activity | PE Wheatstone Pty Ltd | Japan | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Goldwind Australia Pty Ltd | General political lobbying | Mortons Lane Windfarm Pty Limited | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details |
| Parliamentary lobbying | Mortons Lane Windfarm Pty Limited | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Disbursement activity | Mortons Lane Windfarm Pty Limited | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | White Rock Wind Farm Pty Ltd | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Parliamentary lobbying | White Rock Wind Farm Pty Ltd | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Disbursement activity | White Rock Wind Farm Pty Ltd | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | Wild Cattle Hill Pty Ltd | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Parliamentary lobbying | Wild Cattle Hill Pty Ltd | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Disbursement activity | Wild Cattle Hill Pty Ltd | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | New Gullen Range Wind Farm Pty Ltd | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Parliamentary lobbying | New Gullen Range Wind Farm Pty Ltd | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Disbursement activity | New Gullen Range Wind Farm Pty Ltd | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| GRACosway Pty Ltd | Parliamentary lobbying | Kongsberg Protech Systems Australia Pty Ltd | Norway | 10/12/2018 | View Details |
| Parliamentary lobbying | KEPCO Bylong Australia Pty Ltd | Korea, South (Republic of Korea) | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Communications activity | Kongsberg Protech Systems Australia Pty Ltd | Norway | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Communications activity | KEPCO Bylong Australia Pty Ltd | Korea, South (Republic of Korea) | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Sanlaan Pty Ltd | General political lobbying | Port of Brisbane | Canada | 10/12/2018 | View Details |
| Parliamentary lobbying | Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy (Australia) Holding Pty Ltd | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy (Australia) Holding Pty Ltd | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Parliamentary lobbying | White Rock Wind Farm Pty Ltd | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | New Gullen Range Wind Farm Pty Ltd | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Parliamentary lobbying | New Gullen Range Wind Farm Pty Ltd | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | White Rock Wind Farm Pty Ltd | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Parliamentary lobbying | Wild Cattle Hill Pty Ltd | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | Wild Cattle Hill Pty Ltd | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Parliamentary lobbying | Mortons Lane Windfarm Pty Ltd | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | Mortons Lane Windfarm Pty Ltd | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Parliamentary lobbying | Port of Brisbane | Canada | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Woodside Petroleum Limited | Parliamentary lobbying | Timor Gap, EP | Timor-Leste | 10/12/2018 | View Details |
| General political lobbying | Timor Gap, EP | Timor-Leste | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Disbursement activity | Timor Gap, EP | Timor-Leste | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Communications activity | Timor Gap, EP | Timor-Leste | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Parliamentary lobbying | PetroChina International Investment (Australia) Pty Ltd | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Parliamentary lobbying | Chinese National Petroleum Corporation | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Parliamentary lobbying | CNOOC NWS Private Limited | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Parliamentary lobbying | Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company | Kuwait | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | Chinese National Petroleum Corporation | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | CNOOC NWS Private Limited | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | Societe Des Petroles Du Senegal | Senegal | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company | Kuwait | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Communications activity | Chinese National Petroleum Corporation | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Communications activity | CNOOC NWS Private Limited | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Communications activity | Societe Des Petroles Du Senegal | Senegal | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Communications activity | Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company | Kuwait | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Disbursement activity | PetroChina International Investment (Australia) Pty Ltd | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Disbursement activity | Chinese National Petroleum Corporation | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Disbursement activity | CNOOC NWS Private Limited | China | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| Disbursement activity | Societe Des Petroles Du Senegal | Senegal | 10/12/2018 | View Details | |
| GRA Partners Pty Ltd | Parliamentary lobbying | Datacom Systems Limited | New Zealand | 18/10/2018 | View Details |
| General political lobbying | Datacom Systems Limited | New Zealand | 18/10/2018 | View Details | |
| Vanessa Findlay | Other activity (former Cabinet Minister or recent designated position holder) | Government of Timor-Leste | Timor-Leste | 8/10/2018 | View Details |
| United States Studies Centre | General political lobbying | US Department of State | United States of America | 28/09/2018 | View Details |
| Warren Leslie King | Other activity (former Cabinet Minister or recent designated position holder) | Navantia | Spain | 25/05/2016 | View Details |
| Richard Kenneth Robert Alston | Other activity (former Cabinet Minister or recent designated position holder) | China Telecom (Australia) Pty Ltd | China | 2/12/2015 | View Details |
| Warwick Peter Anderson | Other activity (former Cabinet Minister or recent designated position holder) | Medical Research Council | United Kingdom | 1/07/2015 | View Details |
| Brendan John Nelson | Other activity (former Cabinet Minister or recent designated position holder) | Thales Australia Limited | France | 17/03/2015 | View Details |
| The Trustee for Sandra Eccles Family trust | General political lobbying | PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd | Thailand | 1/02/2015 | View Details |
| Parliamentary lobbying | PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd | Thailand | 1/02/2015 | View Details | |
| WorleyParsons Services Pty Ltd | General political lobbying | KEPCO Bylong Australia Pty Ltd | Korea, South (Republic of Korea) | 18/08/2014 | View Details |
| Geoffrey William Raby | Other activity (former Cabinet Minister or recent designated position holder) | Yancoal Ltd | China | 12/07/2012 | View Details |
| Shell Australia Pty Ltd | General political lobbying | INPEX Oil & Gas Australia Pty Ltd | Japan | 5/06/2012 | View Details |
| Parliamentary lobbying | INPEX Oil & Gas Australia Pty Ltd | Japan | 5/06/2012 | View Details | |
| Parliamentary lobbying | KOGAS Prelude Pty Ltd | Korea, South (Republic of Korea) | 5/06/2012 | View Details | |
| Parliamentary lobbying | OPIC Australia Pty Ltd | Taiwan | 5/06/2012 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | KOGAS Prelude Pty Ltd | Korea, South (Republic of Korea) | 5/06/2012 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | OPIC Australia Pty Ltd | Taiwan | 5/06/2012 | View Details | |
| QGC Pty Limited | Parliamentary lobbying | CNOOC Gas & Power (AUS) Investment Pty Ltd | China | 30/11/2010 | View Details |
| General political lobbying | CNOOC Gas & Power (AUS) Investment Pty Ltd | China | 30/11/2010 | View Details | |
| Arrow Energy Holdings Pty Ltd | General political lobbying | Petrochina International Investment (Australia) Pty Ltd | China | 23/08/2010 | View Details |
| Parliamentary lobbying | Petrochina International Investment (Australia) Pty Ltd | China | 23/08/2010 | View Details | |
| Australian Academy of Science | General political lobbying | Academy of Sciences Malaysia | Malaysia | 16/02/1954 | View Details |
| General political lobbying | Mexican Academy of Sciences | Mexico | 16/02/1954 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | French Academy of Sciences | France | 16/02/1954 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | 16/02/1954 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | Indian National Science Academy | India | 16/02/1954 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | Indonesian Academy of Sciences | Indonesia | 16/02/1954 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | Korean Academy of Science and Technology | Korea, South (Republic of Korea) | 16/02/1954 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science | Japan | 16/02/1954 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | Royal Society of London | United Kingdom | 16/02/1954 | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines | Philippines | 16/02/1954 | View Details | |
| Christian Taubenschlag | Other activity (former Cabinet Minister or recent designated position holder) | Indra Australia Pty Ltd | Spain | View Details | |
| Other activity (former Cabinet Minister or recent designated position holder) | Navantia Australia Pty Ltd | Spain | View Details | ||
| Other activity (former Cabinet Minister or recent designated position holder) | Rafael Australia Pty Ltd | Israel | View Details | ||
| CMAX Advisory | General political lobbying | Indra Australia Pty Ltd | Spain | View Details | |
| General political lobbying | Navantia Australia Pty Ltd | Spain | View Details | ||
| General political lobbying | Rafael Australia Pty Ltd | Israel | View Details | ||
| Health Research Council of NZ | Other activity (former Cabinet Minister or recent designated position holder) | HRC of NZ | New Zealand | View Details |