Forensic Audit

A structured framework for tracing a contract back through donations, directorships, and overlapping public records.

What it shows

Two investigation tracks, each a step-by-step accordion:

  1. Contract-first — start with a project, work backwards to the donors and decision-makers.
  2. Donor-first — start with a political donor, work forward to the contracts they subsequently won.

Each step shows the public records involved, the cross-references found, and the confidence level.

How to read it

This is not an automated output — it's a workflow. Each accordion step asks a specific question ("Who were the director changes in the 12 months before the contract?") and shows what our data can answer.

The colour coding: - Red badge — a verified cross-reference with a primary source. - Amber badge — a candidate match awaiting confirmation.

Data sources

  • Combines every dataset on this site: BP4, AEC, ASIC, LGPRF, parliamentary registers.
  • Citations link to the original record.

Caveats

  • Following the framework does not produce an allegation. It produces a dossier — a set of facts from public records.
  • Anything the framework flags needs a human to interpret it.
  • The framework is deliberately conservative: if we can't source it to a primary record, we don't include it.

Last reviewed: 11 Apr 2026