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Hook
Politicians, bureaucrats, and their associates — the decision-makers whose public footprint runs through this data.
Key Numbers
- Register of Interests disclosures [parliamentary]
- Project and contract connections [BP4]
- Public statements logged [Hansard + media]
- Ego-network graph per subject [derived]
Context
"Subject" is deliberately neutral. It doesn't mean suspect. It means "a person whose public-record footprint intersects with Victorian infrastructure decision-making or delivery". MPs, ministers, senior public servants, board members, named associates — anyone whose public role puts them in the flow of decisions.
Each subject has a profile: their bio, their declared interests from the parliamentary register, their public statements on record, their connections to projects we track, and an ego-network graph of their public relationships. The right of reply applies — any subject can request factual corrections, and we make them.
Takeaway
Decisions about billions in public money are made by people. This is who those people are, based on what they have disclosed.
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Every decision-maker in Victorian infrastructure, with their disclosed interests, statements, and public connections.
Paul Keating
Rating: C (50/100)Australian Labor Party · Blaxland (1969–1996) · Federal · Findings ↗ · Network Map ↗
24th Prime Minister of Australia (1991–1996); Treasurer (1983–1991)
Promises Made
0
Delivery Rate
0%
0 delivered ·
3 broken
Accountability Items
29
Financial Disclosures
1
Conflicts of Interest
6
1 critical ·
0 high
Portfolios
Prime Minister of Australia (1991-1996)
Treasurer of Australia (1983-1991)
Minister for Northern Australia (1975)
Member, China Development Bank International Advisory Council (2005-2019+)
Accountability Rating
Items by Type
Wealth & Pension Reality
Years served
4.2
Modelled ceiling
—
Declared net worth
not disclosed
Plausibility gap
—
Not disclosed
Pension scheme
not disclosed
Figures are transparent calculations against public data — not accusations, not findings. See
full dashboard ·
pension analysis ·
methodology.
Public Statements
Six reasons why Bob Hawke was Australia’s gold standard prime minister - The Guardian
Six reasons why Bob Hawke was Australia’s gold standard prime minister The Guardian
05 Apr 2026
Can Albanese-Chalmers do a Hawke-Keating on budget repair? - AFR
Can Albanese-Chalmers do a Hawke-Keating on budget repair? AFR
19 Mar 2026
Paul Keating’s secret role in Trump’s super plan - SMH.com.au
Paul Keating’s secret role in Trump’s super plan SMH.com.au
10 Mar 2026
Paul Keating savages Nine on anniversary of ‘irresponsible prediction’ Australia faced looming China war - The Guardian
Paul Keating savages Nine on anniversary of ‘irresponsible prediction’ Australia faced looming China war The Guardian
06 Mar 2026
War with China in three years? Paul Keating unleashes on Nine’s ‘Red Alert’ hysteria - Crikey
War with China in three years? Paul Keating unleashes on Nine’s ‘Red Alert’ hysteria Crikey
06 Mar 2026
Where have all the political giants gone? - The Australian
Where have all the political giants gone? The Australian
03 Mar 2026
Forty years later, is Australia back to the banana republic? - AFR
Forty years later, is Australia back to the banana republic? AFR
19 Feb 2026
Chalmers faces ‘Keating moment’ on spending cuts - The Australian
Chalmers faces ‘Keating moment’ on spending cuts The Australian
07 Feb 2026
Katherine Keating tapped for Andrew image rehab, Epstein files show - AFR
Katherine Keating tapped for Andrew image rehab, Epstein files show AFR
31 Jan 2026
Keating speaks out on ‘unfortunate’ Epstein ties after emails exposed - SMH.com.au
Keating speaks out on ‘unfortunate’ Epstein ties after emails exposed SMH.com.au
31 Jan 2026
“Lawyer and Paul Keating confidante sells Potts Point ‘interim home’ for $11.5m” - SMH.com.au
“Lawyer and Paul Keating confidante sells Potts Point ‘interim home’ for $11.5m” SMH.com.au
13 Dec 2025
When Donald Trump met superman Paul Keating - Switzer Daily
When Donald Trump met superman Paul Keating Switzer Daily
04 Dec 2025
The man who got the better of Keating: ex-NAB boss Nobby Clark dies - AFR
The man who got the better of Keating: ex-NAB boss Nobby Clark dies AFR
19 Nov 2025
The Australia-Indonesia pact won’t shift the regional balance - Lowy Institute
The Australia-Indonesia pact won’t shift the regional balance Lowy Institute
14 Nov 2025
‘Strategic jottings of a dope’: Keating blasts ex-RSL boss over defence warning - The Australian
‘Strategic jottings of a dope’: Keating blasts ex-RSL boss over defence warning The Australian
12 Nov 2025
Whitlam was advised by future PM to arrest or sack governor-general to prevent dismissal - 9News
Whitlam was advised by future PM to arrest or sack governor-general to prevent dismissal 9News
11 Nov 2025
Paul Keating says he advised Gough Whitlam to put John Kerr ‘under police arrest’ during dismissal saga - The Guardian
Paul Keating says he advised Gough Whitlam to put John Kerr ‘under police arrest’ during dismissal saga The Guardian
11 Nov 2025
VIDEO: Paul Keating on the dismissal of Gough Whitlam as PM - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
VIDEO: Paul Keating on the dismissal of Gough Whitlam as PM Australian Broadcasting Corporation
10 Nov 2025
Paul Keating leads tributes for ‘Treasury star’ Tony Cole - AFR
Paul Keating leads tributes for ‘Treasury star’ Tony Cole AFR
09 Nov 2025
Pro-CCP public advocacy as former PM
Since retiring from parliament in 1996, Keating has been one of Australia's most prominent public advocates of a more accommodating Australian policy toward the People's Republic of China. He has repeatedly criticised ASIO, the Department of Home Affairs, and Australian intelligence assessments of Chinese influence operations. He has called AUKUS 'the worst international decision' an Australian Labor government has ever made. He has dismissed Taiwan's security as not being Australia's concern. Critics note that this public advocacy is taking place while he serves on the paid advisory council of a Chinese state bank.
15 Mar 2023
Key Actions
Connection: Paul Keating & Gavin Jennings — What drives Daniel Andrews? • Tim Colebatch - insidestory.org.au
News article documenting connection between Paul Keating and Gavin Jennings.
Connection: Paul Keating & Pat Conroy — The Albanese Government’s Pacific Agenda: Reshaping relationships, reshaping how we see ourselves - Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trad
News article documenting connection between Paul Keating and Pat Conroy.
Paul Keating named in Epstein-Katherine Keating email correspondence
Paul Keating's name appears in email correspondence between his daughter Katherine Keating and Jeffrey Epstein released by the US Department of Justice in November 2025 under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The nature of the mentions is as the subject of discussion between Katherine and Epstein rather than any direct correspondence between Paul Keating and Epstein. There is no public allegation that Paul Keating personally met Epstein, corresponded with him, or had any direct association. The fact of being named in the correspondence is recorded here for transparency. Keating himself has commented publicly on the "unfortunate" nature of the revelations.
13 Nov 2025
Daughter Katherine Keating — CGI / Ghislaine Maxwell association
Keating's daughter Katherine Keating has documented association with the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) and — per the publicly reported and photographed record — with Ghislaine Maxwell at a 2014 Clinton Global Initiative event in New York. This association has been documented in mainstream reporting and appears on the Wikipedia entry for Katherine Keating. While Katherine Keating is an adult making her own professional and social decisions, and there is NO public allegation that Paul Keating had any direct association with Epstein or Maxwell, the family proximity to the Clinton-Maxwell-Epstein social network is part of the public record and warrants documentation for transparency.
01 Sep 2014
Brown & Hatton piggery — foreign business connections
During his tenure as Treasurer and PM, Keating operated a commercial piggery business (Brown & Hatton) in partnership with Indonesian business interests including Robert Murdoch. The piggery drew sustained political scrutiny during the 1990s regarding potential commercial benefits accruing from his political position, the nature of his Indonesian business partnerships, and whether the arrangement was consistent with ministerial standards. Keating defended the piggery as a legitimate family business investment. The piggery has since become a byword for eccentric Australian political entrepreneurship, but the underlying conflict questions were never fully resolved.
01 Jun 1995
Compulsory superannuation system — Industry Super beneficiary
As Treasurer, Keating was the architect of Australia's compulsory superannuation system via the Superannuation Guarantee Act 1992. The system has grown into a $3.5+ trillion pool of retirement savings. A significant share of that pool is managed by Industry Super funds, which are structurally linked to ALP-affiliated trade unions through their equal representation boards. The union side of the Industry Super sector generates substantial ongoing fee income that is significantly used to fund union operations and, by extension, ALP campaigning. Keating remains a prominent public defender of the Industry Super model and has personally benefited from consulting and advisory relationships across the sector.
01 Jul 1992
Controversy (from Wikipedia)
Paul John Keating (born 18 January 1944) is an Australian former politician who served as the 24th prime minister of Australia from 1991 to 1996. He held office as the leader of the Labor Party (ALP), having previously served as treasurer under Bob Hawke from 1983 to 1991 and as the seventh deputy prime minister from 1990 to 1991.
Keating was born in Sydney and left school at the age of 14. He joined the Labor Party at the same age, serving a term as State president of Young Labor and working as a research assistant for a trade union. He was elected to the Australian House of Representatives at the age of 25, winning the division of Blaxland at the 1969 election. He was briefly minister for Northern Australia from October to November 1975, in the final weeks of the Whitlam government - along with Doug McClelland, he is the last surviving minister who served under Gough Whitlam. After the Dismissal removed Labor from power, he held senior portfolios in the Shadow Cabinets of Whitlam and Bill Hayden. During this time he came to be seen as the leader of the Labor Right faction, and developed a reputation as a talented and fierce parliamentary performer.
After Labor's landslide victory at the 1983 election, Keating was appointed treasurer by prime minister Bob Hawke. The pair developed a powerful political partnership, overseeing significant reforms intended to liberalise and strengthen the Australian economy. These included the Prices and Incomes Accord, the float of the Austral
01 Jan 1990
Floated dollar, financial deregulation, and banking concentration
As Treasurer, Keating oversaw the floating of the Australian dollar (December 1983), the entry of foreign banks, and a period of rapid financial deregulation. The long-term consequences included the concentration of Australian banking into the 'Big Four' oligopoly, the growth of household debt to world-leading levels, the housing affordability crisis, and the decline of Australian manufacturing. While some of these outcomes were shared with global trends, Keating's deregulation decisions set the template for 40+ years of Australian economic structure.
09 Dec 1983
Financial Interests & Disclosures
| Type | Description | Amount | Year | Source |
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| Donation Received | AEC Transparency Register — Australian Labor Party donations | — | — | AEC Transparency Register ↗ |
Relationships & Connections
| Person | Relationship | Period | Roles / Positions | Source |
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| Yorick Piper | Business Connection | ? |
Board Member
@ Victorian Fisheries Authority
Current
Ministerial Advisor
@ Victorian Government
Official
@ CFMEU Victoria
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| Jeroen Weimar | Business Connection | ? | Auto-detected shared organisation | |
| Joel Fitzgibbon | Business Connection | ? | Former Member for Hunter (retired 2022) | Auto-detected shared organisation |
| Julie Inman Grant | Business Connection | ? | eSafety Commissioner (2017–present) | Auto-detected shared organisation |
| Luke Donnellan | Business Connection | ? | Former Minister (resigned from cabinet) | Auto-detected shared organisation |
| Martin Foley | Business Connection | ? | Former Victorian Minister for Health (2020-2022); Minister for Mental Health, Ambulance Services, Equality, Creative Industries | Auto-detected shared organisation |
| Peter Dutton | Business Connection | ? | Leader of the Opposition | Auto-detected shared organisation |
| Scott Morrison | Business Connection | ? | Former Prime Minister of Australia (2018–2022) | Auto-detected shared organisation |
| Tim Pallas | Business Connection | ? | Treasurer of Victoria | Auto-detected shared organisation |
| Aaron Violi | Business Connection | ? | Opposition Chief Whip, Shadow Minister for the Digital Economy, Shadow Minister for Science/Technology/Innovation, Shadow Minister for Cyber Security | Auto-detected shared organisation |
| Andrew Hastie | Business Connection | ? | Shadow Minister for Defence, Member for Canning | Auto-detected shared organisation |
| Anthony Carbines | Business Connection | ? | Minister for Police, Minister for Crime Prevention, Minister for Racing | Auto-detected shared organisation |
| Bill Gates | Business Connection | ? | Auto-detected shared organisation | |
| Brett Sutton | Business Connection | ? | Auto-detected shared organisation | |
| Claire Chandler | Business Connection | ? | Senator for Tasmania | Auto-detected shared organisation |
| Dan Repacholi | Business Connection | ? | Member for Hunter | Auto-detected shared organisation |
| David Hurley | Business Connection | ? | Former Governor-General of Australia (2019–2024) | Auto-detected shared organisation |
| David Pocock | Business Connection | ? | Independent Senator for the ACT | Auto-detected shared organisation |
| Jacinta Allan | Business Connection | ? | Premier of Victoria, Minister for Commonwealth-State Relations | Auto-detected shared organisation |
| James Paterson | Business Connection | ? | Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security, Senator for Victoria | Auto-detected shared organisation |
| Jenny Mikakos | Business Connection | ? | Former Minister for Health | Auto-detected shared organisation |
| Katherine Keating | Family | ? | Wikipedia — Katherine Keating, CGI archives | |
| Kevin Rudd | Other | ? | Australian Ambassador to the United States (2023–present); 26th Prime Minister of Australia (2007–2010, 2013) | Auto-detected from Wikipedia text |
| Anthony Albanese | Other | ? | Prime Minister of Australia (31st) | Wikipedia internal link |
| Julia Gillard | Other | ? | 27th Prime Minister of Australia (2010–2013); Chair, Wellcome Trust; former Chair, Global Partnership for Education | Wikipedia internal link |
| Alexander Downer | Other | ? | Australia's longest-serving Foreign Minister (1996–2007); former UK High Commissioner; Hakluyt & Co partner | Auto-detected from Wikipedia text |
| Pat Conroy | Other | ? | Minister for Defence Industry, Member for Shortland | Google News (6 articles mentioning both) |
| Daniel Andrews | Other | ? | Former Premier of Victoria (2014–2023) | Auto-detected from accumulated intelligence |
| Gavin Jennings | Other | ? | Former Special Minister of State | Google News (3 articles mentioning both) |
Conflicts of Interest
| Severity | Type | Description | Connected To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium | Policy Decision |
Superannuation architect with personal sector interests
Architect of the Superannuation Guarantee system as Treasurer in 1992. Maintains consulting and advisory relationships across the superannuation sector (undisclosed in detail) while publicly defending the Industry Super model against reform proposals. The structural link between Industry Super, affiliated unions, …
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APRA, Industry Super, ASIC disclosures | |
| Medium | Other |
Brown & Hatton piggery — foreign partnerships while Treasurer/PM
Operated a commercial piggery in partnership with Indonesian business interests during his tenure as Treasurer and PM. Questions about commercial benefits accruing from his political position and the nature of the foreign business partnerships were never fully resolved.
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Hansard, SMH, The Bulletin archives | |
| Critical | Board Appointment |
China Development Bank paid advisory role
Serves on the China Development Bank International Advisory Council since 2005 — a paid advisory role with a Chinese state-owned policy bank that is a key financial arm of the Chinese Communist Party's foreign economic and strategic interests. Simultaneously acts …
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CDB public record, AFR, The Australian, ASPI commentary | |
| Alleged | Revolving Door |
Appointed during Alexander Downer's tenure
Paul Keating was appointed to 'ministers Whitlam' (starting 2008-02-01) while Alexander Downer served as 'adviser to the then Liberal Prime Minister' (1982-01-01 – present). Potential patronage — requires investigation.
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Auto-detected career overlap (same jurisdiction) | |
| Alleged | Grant |
Yorick Piper's org Victorian Government is a grant recipient
Associate Yorick Piper has career ties to Victorian Government, which matches grant recipient 'Victorian Government Department of Families, Fairness and Housing'. Connected to Paul Keating.
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Yorick Piper
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Auto-detected grant recipient match |
| Alleged | Other |
Family network proximity to CGI / Maxwell
Keating's daughter Katherine has documented association with the Clinton Global Initiative and was photographed with Ghislaine Maxwell at a 2014 CGI event in New York. This is a family network proximity, not a direct allegation against Paul Keating. Recorded here …
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Wikipedia — Katherine Keating, CGI archives |
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Notes
Born 18 January 1944 in Bankstown, Sydney. Left school at 15. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Keating
Treasurer 1983-1991 under Bob Hawke. Engineered the floating of the Australian dollar, financial deregulation, compulsory superannuation (Superannuation Guarantee Act 1992), enterprise bargaining, and the Accord process. Challenged and deposed Hawke in December 1991. Lost the 1996 election to John Howard.
POST-POLITICS: Retired from parliament in 1996. Maintained a high profile as public commentator. Serves on the China Development Bank International Advisory Council (since 2005) — a paid advisory role to a major Chinese state-owned financial institution. Has consistently advocated pro-Beijing positions on China policy. Close personal and advisory relationship with Chinese Communist Party leadership.
PRE-POLITICS BUSINESS: Keating famously operated a piggery in partnership with Indonesian interests during his years as Treasurer and PM — the Brown & Hatton piggery. The business arrangement drew scrutiny for alleged commercial benefits from his political position, including connections to Indonesian magnate Robert Murdoch (no relation to Rupert). Keating publicly defended the arrangement as normal family business.
FAMILY: Daughter Katherine Keating. Wikipedia page notes her association with the Clinton Global Initiative and — per documented reporting — her photographed association with Ghislaine Maxwell at a 2014 Clinton Global Initiative event. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Keating
KEY CONTROVERSIES: The piggery; the China Development Bank advisory role; post-PM pro-CCP advocacy; the compulsory super system that has enriched the Industry Super funds (linked to ALP-affiliated unions); the 'Placido Domingo' speech and Native Title politics.