Mates Detector

Automated discovery of overlapping networks between contractors, donors, politicians, and their associates.

What it shows

A scored list of relationship clusters. Each cluster shows: - The people and companies involved. - The overlapping records (shared directors, shared addresses, donation-then-contract sequences, interlocking board positions). - A confidence score.

How to read it

A "mate" here is not a value judgement. It's a technical term: two or more entities sharing enough public-record overlap to warrant a closer look.

Every cluster is fully sourced. Click any entity to jump to its detail page.

Data sources

  • ASIC director data
  • Parliamentary Register of Interests
  • AEC donations
  • BP4 contractor lists
  • Grant recipient data

Caveats

  • Name resolution is probabilistic. Candidate clusters below the confidence threshold are not shown.
  • A cluster is a prompt for investigation, not an allegation.
  • The absence of a cluster does not prove independence — just that no public record links the entities we examined.

Last reviewed: 11 Apr 2026