THE DOCKET93 INVESTIGATIONS103 ENTITIES20 CASES
The Docket
Every open case and the 12 most-cited names, measured straight from the archive itself. Names are listed by how many articles cite them, counted by script from the published archive, and each links to its dossier. Find on the record searches every name.
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FIG /Citation reach · the 12 names by appearances
Appearances in the archive
THE ACCC LEADS THE MODEL · 36 CITATIONS, THE MOST OF ANY NAME
Fig. 01 / Structural change · the standing zero
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Break-ups, divestments or structural remedies produced by any case the desk tracks, as set by hand on the date stamped here. Every case below is still running.
Fig. 01Source: the desk's standing claim · break-ups, divestments or structural remedies, set by handAs of 2026‑08‑15Hand-curated
Fig. 02 / Every open case, in the archive's own order
Numbers are each case's row on the front-page register. 3 local cases are on THE PATCH.
Case 05CORPORATEThe Airline Rort~5,000 membersThe Qantas Chairman's Lounge includes approximately 90 per cent of federal parliamentarians. Membership is free, by personal invitation of…24 exhibits in 8 articlesCase 14CORPORATEThe Cartel Switch13 daysIntroduction to assent is 13 days.6 exhibits in 1 articleCase 15POLITICSThe Compliance MachineSection 6A"Under s 6A of the SSA Act, DEWR's secretary may arrange for the use of computer programs to make decisions under the social security law…"7 exhibits in 1 articleCase 06GOVERNMENTThe Consultancy RortA$968.6mTotal federal consultancy contracts in 2024-25, up about 48 per cent on the prior year's A$653m and above the final Morrison year of…6 exhibits in 1 articleCase 13POLITICSThe Gambling Rort$0Dollar figures in the explanatory memorandum for the levy that funds the register: none. The amount is left to a later ACMA legislative…6 exhibits in 1 articleCase 01RESOURCESAustralia's Gas HeistA$66 billionApproximate value of Australian LNG exports in the financial year just ended.65 exhibits in 15 articlesCase 03CORPORATEThe Inflation Rort0.25NAB’s variable home loan rise from 9 October 2026, the same as the Reserve Bank’s rise in the cash rate. Neither NAB’s release nor its…18 exhibits in 20 articlesCase 02MEDIAMedia OwnershipA$13.27Min costs ordered against ACE alone. Stokes used his private company to bankroll a defamation case against a commercial rival, with his…9 exhibits in 7 articlesCase 07ENVIRONMENTThe Nature Rort3 projects · 0 certificatesThe Nature Repair Market has three registered projects, all in NSW under the Replanting Method, and has issued no biodiversity certificates.9 exhibits in 2 articlesCase 16POLITICSThe Pork BarrelA$5The cost of two years’ social membership at Marrickville Golf Club, as Albanese stated it in the House. His own membership was an honorary…3 exhibits in 1 articleCase 17JUSTICEThe Prison Contract Rort$500,000The charge to the operator for an unnatural death in custody, as the 2022 report states it. That report records that "While cause of death…6 exhibits in 1 articleCase 18CORPORATEThe Privacy Rort58 and 57 monthsHow long the Optus White Pages investigation and the Meta case each ran, on this article’s basis, before either produced an outcome.13 exhibits in 3 articlesCase 19CORPORATEThe Reporting Rort6 duties, 1 empty rowThe ledger this article builds runs from a Centrelink recipient's fourteen days to an AI company's nothing. Every figure in it carries its…17 exhibits in 4 articlesCase 04CORPORATEThe Roads Rort1 to 6.5 weeksthe average length of a petrol price cycle in 2025: 1 week in Perth, 2.5 in Adelaide, 5 in Sydney, 6 in Melbourne and 6.5 in Brisbane [8]…11 exhibits in 8 articlesCase 20POLITICSThe SmearEightThe number of times the cartoon calls Andrew Hastie a “traitor”. It also calls him a “gutless maggot”.2 exhibits in 4 articlesCase 11JUSTICEThe Suppression Rort3 August 2026The Monday on which Carr's legal team abandoned the application to extend his suppression order, without explanation. Judge Gucciardo then…9 exhibits in 2 articlesCase 23POLITICSThe Surcharge Rort$1.6 billionCard surcharges the RBA estimates consumers paid in 2024/25 on the eftpos, Mastercard and Visa networks, out of about $1.8 billion in all…7 exhibits in 2 articlesCase 12JUSTICEThe Surveillance Rort27 June 2026The date from which age assurance for logged-in Google and Bing users has been in force in Australia, under the search-engine industry code…12 exhibits in 3 articlesCase 21CORPORATEThe Triple Zero RortNo known harmACMA member Samantha Yorke, in the same release: "While we are not aware of anyone being directly harmed due to the non-compliance in this…19 exhibits in 4 articlesCase 22POLITICSThe War TradeNo majorityThe Senate Select Committee into the taxation of Australia's gas resources tabled its report on 7 May 2026 without a majority position on…11 exhibits in 5 articles
Fig. 02Source: case files · lead exhibit and exhibit count per case · unrankedAs of 2026‑10‑04Auto-assembled
Fig. 03 / Names on file · sortable by reach or cases
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The ACCCFEDERAL REGULATOR · 36 CITED · 9 CASESAnthony AlbanesePERSON · POLITICIAN · 23 CITED · 10 CASESThe RBAFEDERAL REGULATOR · 22 CITED · 2 CASESThe PRRTMECHANISM · TAX · 20 CITED · 3 CASESWoodsideCOMPANY · GAS · 17 CITED · 3 CASESSantosCOMPANY · GAS · 15 CITED · 3 CASESChevronCOMPANY · GAS · 14 CITED · 4 CASESThe Revolving DoorMECHANISM · 13 CITED · 5 CASESJim ChalmersPERSON · TREASURER · 12 CITED · 5 CASESColesCOMPANY · SUPERMARKETS · 11 CITED · 3 CASESINPEXCOMPANY · GAS · 11 CITED · 2 CASESQantasCOMPANY · AVIATION · 10 CITED · 3 CASES
Fig. 03Source: entity index · appearance counts read from the archiveAs of 2026‑10Auto-assembled
Fig. 04 / The live floor · latest drops across the model
EVIDENCE /The latest drops, most recent first
24Above the 0.25THE INFLATION RORT · 04/10/2026→04The fifth systemTHE REPORTING RORT · 03/10/2026→02The cost the Tax Office won’t wearTHE SURCHARGE RORT · 03/10/2026→01A line off the receiptTHE SURCHARGE RORT · 03/10/2026→04Promised in 2019THE PRIVACY RORT · 10/2026→04Who answers for Triple ZeroTHE TRIPLE ZERO RORT · 10/2026→02Factual accuracyTHE TRIPLE ZERO RORT · 10/2026→09Four rises in 2026THE INFLATION RORT · 29/09/2026→MOST CITED /Most-cited name
The ACCC
Named in more articles than any other name. A citation counts any article whose text names it, source lines included; it is not a finding about the name.
36
Investigations citing it
9
Cases it spans
WIRE /On the wire
◆GAMBLING AD REGISTER: THE BOOKMAKERS FUND IT, YOU FILL IT IN
◆AGE ASSURANCE FOR LOGGED-IN GOOGLE AND BING USERS IN FORCE SINCE 27 JUNE
◆NATURE REPAIR MARKET: ONE REGISTERED PROJECT, NO CERTIFICATES ISSUED
◆SHELLHARBOUR EXPANDED ITS CEO REVIEW PANEL SIX VOTES TO THREE
◆NEGATIVE GEARING COSTS TAXPAYERS $6B PER YEAR
Fig. 04Source: model.json · latest drops, most recent firstAs of 2026‑10Auto-assembled
Fig. 05 / Articles per case
Where the archive files its articles, case by case.
Articles per case23 cases
The Inflation Rort20Australia's Gas Heist15The Airline Rort8The Roads Rort8Media Ownership7The War Trade5The Reporting Rort4The Smear4The Triple Zero Rort4The Privacy Rort3Randwick3The Surveillance Rort3The Nature Rort2Shellharbour2The Suppression Rort2The Surcharge Rort2Waverley2The Cartel Switch1The Compliance Machine1The Consultancy Rort1The Gambling Rort1The Pork Barrel1The Prison Contract Rort1Fig. 05Source: case register · articles per caseAs of 2026‑10Auto-assembled
Fig. 06 / The register · every name the model tracks
◆ Every name the model tracks, grouped by its part in the machine103 accounted for
Companies33
WoodsideCompany · gas17citedSantosCompany · gas15citedChevronCompany · gas14citedColesCompany · supermarkets11citedINPEXCompany · gas11citedQantasCompany · aviation10citedShellCompany · gas10citedNews CorpCompany · media9citedNineCompany · media9citedTransurbanCompany · toll roads9citedWoolworthsCompany · supermarkets9citedSydney AirportCompany · infrastructure8citedOptusCompany · telecommunications8citedSeven West MediaCompany · media6citedGoogleActor · platform5citedMetaActor · platform4citedAmerican ExpressCompany · payments4citedMedibankCompany · health insurance4citedAustralian Clinical LabsCompany · pathology4citedTelstraCompany · telecommunications4citedOpenAICompany · AI4citedVirgin AustraliaCompany · aviation3citedHancock ProspectingCompany3citedTrump MediaCompany · Trump Media & Technology Group2citedPolymarketPlatform · prediction market2citedVisaCompany · payments2citedMastercardCompany · payments2citedeftposCompany · payments2citedNous GroupCompany · consultancy1citedMcGrathNicolCompany · consultancy1citedMTC AustraliaActor · operator1citedWorld Liberty FinancialCompany · crypto venture1citedpay.com.auCompany · payments1cited
Lobbies5
Mechanisms24
The PRRTMechanism · tax20citedThe Revolving DoorMechanism13citedOffshore DecommissioningMechanism · liability8citedThe Democratic BypassMechanism6citedThe Housing SEPPPlanning instrument5citedDeemed RefusalMechanism5citedVoluntary Planning AgreementsMechanism5citedDuopoly & ConcentrationMechanism5citedRegulatory CaptureMechanism4citedMetadata RetentionMechanism · surveillance3citedSuppression OrdersMechanism · courts3citedThe Big FourMechanism · consultancy2citedSunset ClausesMechanism · safeguard theatre2citedDigital IDMechanism · identity2citedThe exceptional circumstances declarationMechanism · statutory switch2citedInterchange feesMechanism · card fees2citedNegative GearingMechanism · tax2citedThe Nature Repair MarketMechanism · market2citedBetStopMechanism · self-exclusion1citedThe Opt-Out RegisterMechanism · default settings1citedCharge EventsMechanism · contract1citedTargeted Compliance FrameworkMechanism · compliance1citedThe News Bargaining IncentiveMechanism · levy1citedMLCIProgram · Major and Local Community Infrastructure program, A$560 million, invitation only1cited
Regulators & bodies11
The ACCCFederal regulator36citedThe RBAFederal regulator22citedThe ACMAFederal regulator7citedThe OAICFederal regulator6citedNOPSEMAFederal regulator3citedCFTCRegulator · US Commodity Futures Trading Commission3citedCyber Security NSWActor · body3citedThe eSafety CommissionerFederal regulator2citedCommonwealth OmbudsmanActor · watchdog2citedThe INSLMFederal watchdog1citedThe Inspector of Custodial ServicesActor · oversight1cited
Agencies & departments8
Councils & panels4
Parties & organisations2
People13
Anthony AlbanesePerson · politician23citedJim ChalmersPerson · Treasurer12citedBarnaby JoycePerson · One Nation MP for New England7citedKerry StokesPerson · magnate6citedDonald TrumpPerson · US President6citedBridget McKenziePerson · Shadow Infrastructure Minister, resigned as sports minister in 20204citedBen Roberts-SmithPerson · former SAS soldier, Victoria Cross recipient4citedAlan JoycePerson · executive4citedJacqui LambiePerson · Senator for Tasmania, Army veteran3citedAndrew HastiePerson · Liberal MP for Canning, WA3citedGina RinehartPerson · executive chairman of Hancock Prospecting2citedPauline HansonPerson · Senator, One Nation leader2citedSteve WitkoffPerson · US special envoy and Iran negotiator1cited
Fig. 06Source: entities.index.json · grouped by part in the machineAs of 2026‑10Auto-assembled
Exhibits on this page6 figures
- Fig. 01Structural change · the standing zerothe desk's standing claim · break-ups, divestments or structural remedies, set by hand
- Fig. 02Every open case, in the archive's own ordercase files · lead exhibit and exhibit count per case · unranked
- Fig. 03Names on file · sortable by reach or casesentity index · appearance counts read from the archive
- Fig. 04The live floor · latest drops across the modelmodel.json · latest drops, most recent first
- Fig. 05Articles per casecase register · articles per case
- Fig. 06The register · every name the model tracksentities.index.json · grouped by part in the machine
An exhibit is anything this page asks you to believe — a chart, a map, a chain of decisions, a register of names. Each is citable by its number and the surface it sits on. Not every rort is denominated in dollars.