Integrity Due Diligence Services

Open Politics is a social enterprise established to improve transparency and integrity in Australian federal politics.

To fund our public good work, we provide integrity due diligence services that assess individuals and organisations for reputational and integrity risks.

What We Offer: Timely Intelligence and Insight

For legal professionals: Open Politics can uncover critical intelligence about opposing parties in commercial litigation and defamation cases.
For investors: We conduct risk assessments of counterparties in transactions, providing detailed insights into potential red flags, misconduct, and regulatory breaches.

Tailored Due Diligence

Our risk assessments are customised to meet the specific needs of our clients and may include checks for:

Adverse media mentions
Current and historical legal actions
Regulatory infringements and warnings
Adverse political mentions and links to politically exposed persons (PEPs)
Inclusions on sanctions and debarred firm lists
Land title, directorship, and shareholding records.

We can also conduct discrete enquiries with trusted sources and leverage our network of international partners to obtain intelligence in foreign jurisdictions with limited or incomplete online records.

Get in touch

For a confidential discussion and more details about our services, contact Sean Johnsonby phone (hover to reveal number) or email.

Deputy PM’s former confidant charged with assault and harassment

In the past seven months the CEO of Scale Facilitation David Collard has had his business raided by the AFP over alleged tax fraud and then wound up for insolvency, faced lawsuits for unpaid wages and debts, and defaulted on the purchase of battery start up Britishvolt. Now he’s up on assault charges in the United States.

Real Estate Shareholdings Liabilities

Katter Uncovered: MP's undeclared family houses, shares, debts ...

Federal MP Bob Katter's vague disclosures to parliament’s interests register read like the ramblings of a mad uncle after a night on the tiles. They also demonstrate his wilful disregard for the rules and the need for reform to compel MPs to declare their interests.

MP has a record of domestic violence. But we can’t name him.

An MP in Federal Parliament was charged with domestic violence-related offences on two occasions last decade.