OpenInfluence Analyst

Lobbying by omission

The absence as the story. Each entry is an entity active on one disclosed influence axis (political donations, ministerial-diary meetings, government contracts, the lobbyist register) but conspicuously absent on another where its sector peers appear. A property developer with hundreds of donations and no ministerial meeting; a heavy donor never listed on the lobbyist register.

How to read this

Every entry is a computed discrepancy over disclosed public records, not evidence that any meeting, payment or lobbying took place or was withheld. Disclosed data is a floor: an absence may simply mean the entity does not engage on that axis, or that the relevant register does not yet cover it. The signal is a prompt to look, nothing more. Gaps are computed against sector peer cohorts and sharpen as entity resolution improves (an entity split across duplicate records can look absent until its activity consolidates).

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5 matching computed discrepancies 349 open in total· clear filters
CFMEU Mining & Energy (QLD) computed strength 57%
No disclosed meetings · Union · QLD
Active on political donations, absent on ministerial-diary meetings

In the disclosed record, CFMEU Mining & Energy (QLD) has disclosed 36 political donations but shows no disclosed ministerial-diary meetings, while 13% of its Union sector peers are present on ministerial-diary meetings. This is a COMPUTED DISCREPANCY over disclosed public records — not evidence that any meeting, lobbying or payment took place or was withheld. Disclosed data is a floor: the absence may simply mean this entity does not engage on that axis, or that the relevant register does not yet cover it. It is a prompt to look, not a finding.

The disclosed facts
  • 36 donations disclosed for CFMEU Mining & Energy (QLD) (the axis it is active on).
  • no disclosed ministerial-diary meetings found for CFMEU Mining & Energy (QLD) in our data.
  • 27 of 202 live Union peers (13%) are present on ministerial-diary meetings.
  • Computed by gap-engine-v1 over disclosed public records; a discrepancy, not an allegation.
No disclosed meetings · Union · QLD
Active on political donations, absent on ministerial-diary meetings

In the disclosed record, Transport Workers Union of Australia Queensland Branch has disclosed 40 political donations but shows no disclosed ministerial-diary meetings, while 13% of its Union sector peers are present on ministerial-diary meetings. This is a COMPUTED DISCREPANCY over disclosed public records — not evidence that any meeting, lobbying or payment took place or was withheld. Disclosed data is a floor: the absence may simply mean this entity does not engage on that axis, or that the relevant register does not yet cover it. It is a prompt to look, not a finding.

The disclosed facts
  • 40 donations disclosed for Transport Workers Union of Australia Queensland Branch (the axis it is active on).
  • no disclosed ministerial-diary meetings found for Transport Workers Union of Australia Queensland Branch in our data.
  • 27 of 202 live Union peers (13%) are present on ministerial-diary meetings.
  • Computed by gap-engine-v1 over disclosed public records; a discrepancy, not an allegation.
United Voice (QLD Branch) computed strength 57%
No disclosed meetings · Union · QLD
Active on political donations, absent on ministerial-diary meetings

In the disclosed record, United Voice (QLD Branch) has disclosed 59 political donations but shows no disclosed ministerial-diary meetings, while 13% of its Union sector peers are present on ministerial-diary meetings. This is a COMPUTED DISCREPANCY over disclosed public records — not evidence that any meeting, lobbying or payment took place or was withheld. Disclosed data is a floor: the absence may simply mean this entity does not engage on that axis, or that the relevant register does not yet cover it. It is a prompt to look, not a finding.

The disclosed facts
  • 59 donations disclosed for United Voice (QLD Branch) (the axis it is active on).
  • no disclosed ministerial-diary meetings found for United Voice (QLD Branch) in our data.
  • 27 of 202 live Union peers (13%) are present on ministerial-diary meetings.
  • Computed by gap-engine-v1 over disclosed public records; a discrepancy, not an allegation.
No disclosed meetings · Union · QLD
Active on political donations, absent on ministerial-diary meetings

In the disclosed record, Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union Queensland Branch has disclosed 19 political donations but shows no disclosed ministerial-diary meetings, while 13% of its Union sector peers are present on ministerial-diary meetings. This is a COMPUTED DISCREPANCY over disclosed public records — not evidence that any meeting, lobbying or payment took place or was withheld. Disclosed data is a floor: the absence may simply mean this entity does not engage on that axis, or that the relevant register does not yet cover it. It is a prompt to look, not a finding.

The disclosed facts
  • 19 donations disclosed for Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union Queensland Branch (the axis it is active on).
  • no disclosed ministerial-diary meetings found for Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union Queensland Branch in our data.
  • 27 of 202 live Union peers (13%) are present on ministerial-diary meetings.
  • Computed by gap-engine-v1 over disclosed public records; a discrepancy, not an allegation.
No disclosed meetings · Union · QLD
Active on political donations, absent on ministerial-diary meetings

In the disclosed record, CFMEU (QLD) Mining & Energy Division has disclosed 15 political donations but shows no disclosed ministerial-diary meetings, while 13% of its Union sector peers are present on ministerial-diary meetings. This is a COMPUTED DISCREPANCY over disclosed public records — not evidence that any meeting, lobbying or payment took place or was withheld. Disclosed data is a floor: the absence may simply mean this entity does not engage on that axis, or that the relevant register does not yet cover it. It is a prompt to look, not a finding.

The disclosed facts
  • 15 donations disclosed for CFMEU (QLD) Mining & Energy Division (the axis it is active on).
  • no disclosed ministerial-diary meetings found for CFMEU (QLD) Mining & Energy Division in our data.
  • 27 of 202 live Union peers (13%) are present on ministerial-diary meetings.
  • Computed by gap-engine-v1 over disclosed public records; a discrepancy, not an allegation.