Mates Detector
Hook
Who are the mates? An automated scan of Victoria's public records surfaces the overlapping networks.
Key Numbers
- ASIC director data joined to AEC donor data joined to BP4 contractors [multi-source]
- Only verified clusters shown publicly [confidence threshold]
- Every cluster fully sourced [methodology]
Context
The Mates Detector is an automated scan across every dataset on this site. It looks for clusters of entities — people and companies — that share enough public-record overlap to warrant closer attention. Shared directors. Shared addresses. Donation-then-contract sequences. Interlocking board positions. Family connections in the parliamentary register of interests.
A "mate" in this technical sense is not an allegation. It is a statement: these entities are linked in the public record, repeatedly, in ways that are more than coincidence. That's a prompt for investigation — not a verdict.
Every cluster you see has passed a confidence threshold. Candidate matches below that threshold are excluded. The ones you see are the ones we can stand behind on public data.
Takeaway
Networks of mates don't prove corruption. They prove the network exists. What happens inside it is the next question — and that's what journalism is for.
Share Stat
Automated discovery of overlapping networks between contractors, donors, directors, and politicians — all from public records.
Last reviewed: 11 Apr 2026