The foreign corporate invasion, journalists in Parliament and Labor spinners

Crikey has submitted 6 or our lists for a Walkley in the online category so these are the three serious ones on foreign ownership, journalists in Parliament and journalists working for Labor at the moment.

The Crikey Lists are a perfect example of how the internet can be used for interactive and expansive research that requires a lot of collating, editing and research.

Traditional media outlets do not generally have the space to publish such lengthy lists and the advantage of the internet is that these lists can be living breathing works that grow in front of the readers as they contribute.

The lists included in this nomination are as follows:

The Foreign Ownership list took a lot of research but the outcome was a stunningly powerful list that demonstrates Australia’s corporate failings with only 43 Australian companies generating more than $200 million a year in revenue offshore whilst there are 183 foreign companies turning over more than $200 million annually in Australia.

The Journalists in Parliament and ALP Spinners lists demonstrate the scale of the connections between the media and politics and better informs the public of these relationships as they digest political news.

The Drunk Drivers, Sportsmen in Trouble and Martyrs lists are a little more frivolous but it is still interesting to look at the totality of issues which are often reported widely in the media on an individual basis.

Australian Companies Generating More Than $200M Overseas

Company	Where	What
Amcor	US	European,NZ,Asian paper
AGL	NZ	gas assets
AMP	UK	funds management and insurance
ANZ	NZ and Asia	banking operations
Amcor	European, NZ and US	paper and packaging
Aristocrat	Global	poker machines all over the world
BHP-Billiton	global	iron ore, diamonds, coal, oil
Billabong	global	sportswear
Boral	US	bricks, tiles, flyash, Asia plasterboard
Brambles	global	Chep, Cleanaway and records business
BRL Hardy	Global	wine
Burns Philp	US and Europe	herbs, spices, yeast
Commonwealth Bank	NZ and Asian	banking and funds management
Computershare	UK, US, South Africa	share registry businesses
CSR	US	building products
Foster’s Brewing	global	wine and beer
Goodman Fielder	Nth and Sth America	food operations.
Honan, Dick	global	agricultural products
Lend Lease	global	construction and property management
Liberman family	Global	property, banking
Macquarie Bank	global	property development, global trading, toll roads
Mayne Nickless	Indonesia, UK, US	hospitals, express freight, security, pharmaceuticals
MIM	UK and Argentina	Alumbrera mine in Argentina, UK smelting, coal
News Corp	Global	Media
NAB	UK, NZ and US	banking
Normandy Mining	Global	Gold mines and base metal assets
Orica	Global	Worldwide explosives business.
Pacific Dunlop	global	Ansell and batteries
Pacifica	US	car parts
PBL/Packer	Global	chemicals, publishing, gambling, film production, cinemas.
Qantas	Global	airline business
QBE	Global	various insurance operations
Ridley Corp	US	feedlot operation
Simsmetal	UK and Asian	scrap metal operations
Spotless	global	plastics manufacturing
Telstra	Asia	PCCW joint venture in Asia
Visy	US	paper
Village Roadshow	Global	cinemas
Washington H Soul Pattinson	SE Asian coal	pharmaceutical,property and fragrances.
Westfield	US, UK and NZ	property development and management
Westpac	NZ	banking operations
WMC	Global	aluminium/bauxite operations

Foreign Companies Generating More Than $200m In Australia Each Year

Company	Where	What
ABB	Swiss	engineering, Redbank power station
ABN Amro	Dutch	investment banking and funds management
Accor	French	Manages dozens of Australian hotels
Acer	Taiwan	computer hardware
ACI	US	glass
Adidas	German	sports goods and clothes
AES	US	Victorian and Queensland power stations
AIG	US	Insurance
Air New Zealand	NZ	50% of Ansett
Airbus Industrie	European	aircraft
Alcan	Canada	Gove alumnium plant
Alcoa	US	aluminium and bauxite joint venture with WMC
Allianz	German	joint venture with HIH Insurance
American Express	US	card services
Anglo America	South African	bought Acacia and Shell coal assets
AOL-Time Warner	US	internet, magazines, film production, theme parks
Astra Zeneca	UK	pharmaceuticals
Axa	French	51% of National Mutual
Babcock & Brown	Global	bought AIDC
Bass Group	UK	various hotels
BAT	UK	tobacco
Baulderstone Hornibrook	German	construction
Bechtel	Belgian	power and construction
Boeing	US	aircraft
Bosch	German	electrical and car parts
Bridgestone	US	tyres
Bristol Myers Squibb	US	pharmaceuticals
British Airways	UK	stake in Qantas
British Telecom	UK	various telco investments
Cadbury Schweppes	UK	confectionary and drinks
Campbell Soup	US	control of Arnotts
Canwest	Canadian	controls Ten network
Capital Group	US	funds management
Cargill	US	various agribusiness investments
Carter Holt Harvey	US/NZ	forestry
CED	US	bought cable company Metal Manufactures
CGEA	French	transport,water
Chase Manhattan-JP Morgan	US	investment banking
Chevron	US	oil and gas
Chemcor	US	chemicals
Cisco Systems	US	software and telco systems
CITIC	Chinese	Portland aluminium smelter, beef
Citigroup	US	banking and financial services
CMS	US	50% of Loy Yang A power station
Coca Cola Company	US	control of Coca Cola Amatil
CS First Boston	Swiss-US	investment banking
Daimler-Chrysler	US/German	cars and trucks
DBS Land	Singapore	control Australand and Walker Corp
Dell Computers	US	computers
Deutsche Bank	German	investment banking
Diageo	UK	drinks and spirits
DRD	South African	gold mining
Dresdner	German	banking
Du Pont	US	chemicals and textiles
Duke Energy	US	gas pipelines
Edison Mission	US	owns Loy Yang B power station
EDS	US	Commonwealth Bank IT contract
Electrolux	Swedish	white goods
Erricson	Swedish	telecommunication products
Exide	US	PacDun’s battery business
Exxon-Mobil	US	Bass Strait oil and gas
Fisher & Paykel	NZ	white goods
Fletcher Challenge	NZ	construction, forestry
Fluor Daniel	US	engineering, plant management
Ford	US	car manufacturing
Fuji	Japanese	cameras, film, Subaru
Fujitsu	Japanese	electrical products, cars
General Electric	US	card processing
General Motors	US	car manufacturing
Gillette	US	shavers
Glaxo-Wellcome/Smithkline Beecham	UK	pharmaceuticals
Glencore	Swiss	various mining projects
Goodyear	US	tyres
GPU	US	Vic energy distribution
Granada	UK	Seven Network stake, production
Grand Hotel Group	Malaysian	various hotels
Guiness Peat Group	UK	corporate raiders
Hagermeyer	Dutch	Bought Pacific Dunlop’s electrical distribution business.
Hanson	UK	coal and bought Pioneer
Hawker de Havilland	UK	aircraft, defence, heavy engineering
Heinz	US	food, Weight Watchers
Hewlett Packard-Compaq	US	computers
Hilton Corp	US	Jupiters casinos and various hotels
Hochtief	German	control Leighton Holdings
Hoechst	German	chemicals,food
Homestake	US	Kalgoorlie gold super pit
HSBC	Hong Kong	banking and broking
Huntsman	US	chemicals
Hutchison	HK	telecommunications
Hyundai	Korean	cars
IBM	US	computers,IT
Illinois Tool Works	US	Bought Siddons Ramset
Independent Newspapers	Irish	newspapers, radio, outdoor advertising
Itochu	Japanese	mining, energy and engineering
ING	Dutch	investment banking, insurance
Johnson & Johnson	US	personal products
Kelloggs	US	cereals.
Kodak	US	film and cameras
KPN	Dutch	bought TNT
Kumugai Gumi	Japanese	hotels and property
Kwok family	Singapore/HK	property
Li Ka Shing	Hong Kong	bought SA power industry and Victoria’s Powercor.
Lion Nathan	Japanese	brewing and hotels
Lucent	US	backbone for web and mobile, bought JNA and owns One.Tel infrastructure
LVMH	French	leather goods and drinks
Malaysia Mining Corp	Malaysia	mining but no more Ashton
Marriott	US	hotels
Mars	US	chocolates, pet food
Marubeni	Japanese	aluminium and mining
Mazda Australia	Japanese	cars and bikes
McDonalds	US	fast food
MCI-Worldcom	US	telecommunications,Ozemail
Merck Sharpe Dohme	US	pharmaceuticals
Merrill Lynch	US	stockbroking
Metro Cash & Carry	Sth African	controls Davids Holdings
Microsoft	US	software, NineMSN
Mitsubishi	Japanese	car manufacturing
Mitsui	Japanese	iron ore through Robe River
Motorola	US	stake in ERG, telecommunications
National Express	UK	Vic public transport
National Power	UK	Vic power station
NEC	Japanese	Computers
Nestle	Swiss	former PacDun assets and various other food businesses
Nippon Steel	Japanese	iron ore through Robe River
Nokia	Norway	mobile phones
Norske Skog	Norway	newsprint and forestry after bought Fletcher Paper
Norwich Union	UK	financial services
NRG	US	power stations
Obayishi	Japanese	tollroads
Ong Beng Seng	Singapore	hotels, retail
Oracle	US	IT industries
Orlando	French	wine
MPH	Singapore	Av Jennings home builder
Mr CK Ow	Singapore	Stamford hotel chain
Panasonic	Japanese	electrical goods
Parmalat	Italian	dairy industry
Pearson	UK	Grundy TV production, financial information.
Pfizer	US	pharmaceuticals/viagra
Philip Morris	US	food and tobacco
Phillips	Dutch	Polygram, electricals
Phillips Petroleum	US	Timor Sea oil and gas
Placer Dome	US	gold mining operations
P&O	UK	stevedoring, ports, cold storage, resorts.
Primus Telecommunications	US	telecommunications
Principal Group	US	BT funds management
Ricket & Coleman	US	pharmaceuticals
Rio Tinto	UK	Comalco,North and various other mining assets
Roche	Swiss	pharmaceuticals
Rothmans	South African	tobacco
Royal-Sun Alliance	UK	insurance
Rugby Plc	UK	controls concrete giant Adelaide Brighton
Salomon Smith Barney	US	investment banking
San Miguel	Phillipines	beverages (20% of Coca Cola Amatil)
SBC	Swiss	investment banking
Service Corp International	US	death industry
Shell	Dutch-UK	oil, coal and gas
Siemens	German	electricals and engineering
Singapore Telecom	Singapore	bought Optus from Cable and Wireless for $14bn
Singapore Power	Singapore	Bought Vic power transmission assets
Spudman	US	bought PacDun pastry businesses
Sony	Japanese	music,electricals
Starwood	US	hotels
Sumitomo	Japanese	iron ore through Robe River
Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux	French	Pacific Waste Management
Telecom NZ	NZ	AAPT
Texas Utilities	US	Vic gas and electricity assets
Thakral family	Singapore/HK	hotel chain
Thames Water	UK	water
Toronto Dominion	Canadian	discount broking and banking
Toyota	Japanese	car manufacturing
Unilever	Dutch-UK	detergents and ice cream
UnitedGlobalCom	US	control of pay-TV group Austar
Utilicorp	US	controls United Energy plus other energy assets
VAW	German	Bought Kurri Kurri aluminium smelter from Capral. Is largest independent producer of aluminium car parts.
Visa	US	credit cards
Virgin	UK	airlines, mobiles, music
Vivendi	French	Victorian public transport, publishing, water
Vodafone	UK	mobile phone business
Volvo	Swedish	cars
Weyerhaeuser	US	bought $300m of CSR’s timber businesses
Wrigleys	US	chewing gum, confectionary
Yamaha	Japanese	pianos, motorbikes
Yu Feng	Taiwan	17 shopping centres

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JOURNALISTS IN PARLIAMENT

Tony Abbott: The Bulletin and The Australian to Howard Cabinet.

Peter Andren: Federal Independent member for Calare was a local TV presenter in Bathurst from 1976 till 1996 and before that a radio news editor from 1968. You can see where he got the local profile from.

Ian Baker: the former ABC news chief of staff in Victoria was Agriculture Minister in the Kirner Government and gloated about creating the WorkCare monster. Flopped as an independent in the 1999 campaign in his old seat of Sunshine and now on the outer with Labor.

Craig Bildstein: The party boy former Liberal MP for Mildura was a regional TV reporter who took his eye off the ball and let Independent Russell Savage win his seat in 1996.

John Bowler: formerly of the ABC and now proprietor of the Golden Mail and ALP Member for Eyre in the WA Parliament.

Brian Burke: TV journalist to dodgy WA Labor Premier.

Eoin Cameron: From radio broadcaster to Federal Liberal backbencher and then back to 6PR and ABC Radio in Perth.

Alan Carpenter: Daily News Perth, Channel Seven, ferocious 7.30 Report presenter and then Labor Minister for Education in WA, just like Mary Delahunty in Victoria.

Bob Carr: The Bulletin and ABC news and current affairs to NSW Labor Premier.

Senator John Cherry: The recently selected Queensland Democrat senator is a former hack on Rupert’s Townsville Daily Bulletin.

Peter Collins: The former Liberal leader in NSW and state Treasurer was a Television journalist and researcher for 4 Corners.

Ian Cover: from 3AW broadcaster on the Coodabeen Champions to Liberal Upper House MP.

James Cox: Tasmanian Labor MHA for Bass, previously on 7EX in Launceston.

John Curtin: Was a journalist before becoming PM.

Alfred Deakin: Was a journalist before becoming PM.

Bob Debus: Energy Minister and Attorney General in the Carr Government who was an ABC broadcaster, Executive Producer of the ABC’s Department of Radio Talks and Documentaries in 70s.

Mary Delahunty: Labor’s Education Minister in Victoria was a former presenter of The 7.30 Report and 4 Corners reporter.

Bernie Finn: the two term Liberal MP in Victoria was a panel operator at 3AW before being an MP from 1992 till 1999. He briefly worked on air at 3AK on losing office.

Senator Mervyn George Everett: was a journalist before he took up law. Became Tasmanian Attorney General before becoming a Supreme Court and then Federal Court judge.

Joan Hall: TV Political Reporter and Radio Producer turned SA Tourism Minister in the Olsen government.

Gary Hardgrave: the Federal Liberal member for Morton always gets up on ABC debates and goes on about how he used to work there but we’re not sure if he was a journo or just fetched the coffee. However, he did work as a reporter on Channel 7 news and State Affair (current affairs show) in Brisbane in the 1980s and ran the student radio station at school in the ’70s. He was also a reporter on kids shows such as “Wombat” and “Rewind” and spent time with Sea FM on the Gold Coast.

Graham Healey: the former National Party Member for Toowoomba North lost his seat earlier this year, picked up a $48,000 a year pension and slipped right back into his old job as a DJ at radio station 4GR.

John Hyde: former sub on the West Australian and is now the Labor member for Perth in WA.

Richard Jones: Editor and/or Publisher of Simply Living Magazine from 1983-89 and is now Independent Parliamentary Nudist and Upper House Hippie in NSW.

David Jull: the axed Howard Minister for Administrative Services was a newsreader for Channel 0, (now 10) in Brisbane around 30 years ago.

C.R. Bert Kelly was a columnist before entering parliament (though not a full ‘journo’ I don’t think), and prolific writer during and after his time in parliament.

Rod “Elmer Fudd” Kemp: the assistant Federal Treasurer was a junior finance hack with the Age in the early ’70s, and even rubbed leather patched elbows in the Melbourne Stock Exchange with the late Chris Skase. His journalistic career is omitted from his Who’s Who entry, yet in the same entry he boasts about being a director of the Institute of Public Affairs in the ’80s.

Clare Martin: From ABC TV in Darwin to chief minister of the Northern Territory.

Eddie Obeid: Vice-President Ethnic Press Association of Australia: 1981-86, Publisher of El Telegraph to parliamentary backroom man for NSW Right and Fisheries Minister.

Steve O’Doherty: NSW Liberals shadow treasurer was on 2GB as breakfast show host a while back.

Alister Paterson: Victorian Liberal MP for South Barwon who read the Channel 10 News in the 1980s.

Phillip Pendal: the Independent Liberal MP for South Perth in the WA Parliament loves recalling his days at the Daily News.

Mike Rann: The Labor opposition leader in SA is a former television journalist.

Dianne Reilly: Labor member for Mudgeeraba in Queensland is a former journalist.

Jillian Skinner: Shadow health spokesperson for Health in NSW who worked on the Melbourne Herald, Radio Hong Kong, The Associated Press, Sunday Australian.

Ray Sherry (Nick’s dad) was Member for Franklin from 1966 to 1975 and before that a journalist.

John Tingle: The Shooters Party member of the NSW Upper House was an announcer on 2GB.

Robert Webster: NSW Liberal pollie who was a former ABC newsreader.

ENDS

Journalists working for Labor

With Labor looking set to sweep to power everywhere in Australia, the numbers of journos working for Labor government will hit record levels. Before the change of governments Federally and in South Australia we want to get a fist on exactly who are the journos currently spinning for or advising Labor governments.

FEDERAL LABOR SPINNERS (5)

Geoff Walsh: ex Border Mail, Melbourne Sun and Fin Review and now ALP national secretary.

Greg Turnbull: ex SMH cadet and ABC TV Gallery reporter and now Beazley’s chief spinner.

Amanda Buckley: ex SMH cadet, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Age before joining DFAT and Beazley.

Tracey Aubin: Beazley’s spinner who worked for the SMH and The Australian’s Canberra bureau.

Kylie Johnson: just joined the ALP national secretariat from 2GB.

CARR GOVT SPINNERS (14)

Eric Aubert: from the Newcastle Herald to Lefty AG Bob Debus

Jodie Brough: from SMH

Julie Delvecchio ex SMH

Eamonn Fitzpatrick, ex-SMH police reporter and now with Paul Whelan

Anthony Flannery: Channel Nine soon to be Aquilina’s main dude. Sandra Harvey: SMH

Amanda Lampe: The West Australian

Jim Maher: Channel 7

Donna Mulhearn: Maitland Mercury now with Aquilina

Andrew Plumley: 2GB

Lisa McLean Carl Scully’s spinner who came from 7.30 Report.

Toni Rankin: Channel 7 now with Refshauge

Will Secord: Jewish News and a Canadian tabloid to Carr’s personal staff

Kate Woods: Bob Debus’s PR but formerly with a community newspaper in Sydney’s inner west

BEATTIE GOVERNMENT SPINNERS (23)

John Algate (ex Channel 10)

Bernadette Alizart (ex 4BC)

Shari Armistead (ex 10)

Steve Bishop (ex the Sun – some years back)

Lorann Downer (ex ABC)

Ruth Evans (ex Cairns Post)

Caroline Fisher (ex ABC)

Steve Keating ex Toowoomba Chronicle

Fiona Kennedy (ex The Australian)

Paul Lynch (ex Australian – some years back)

Lindsay Marshall (ex ABC)

Ellen McIntyre (ex ABC)

Ross McSwain (ex Channel 9)

Greg Milne (ex ABC)

Russ Morgan (ex CH 10)

Michael O’Meara (ex Fin Review)

John Ross (ex Channel 10)

Steve Rous (ex Courier-Mail)

Leisa “Fluffy” Schultz (ex Ch 7)

David Smith (ex Gold Coast Bulletin but he also worked for Coalition)

Alexandra Thompson (ex ABC)

Alexandra Wake (ex ABC)

BRACKS GOVT SPINNERS (9)

Anthony Carbines: ex Geelong Advertiser to Bronwyn Pike

Paul Conroy: ex Age to IR with Monica Gould and Local Govt with Bob Cameron.

Sally Gibson: ex somewhere to Environment Minister Sherryl Garbutt.

Ben Hart: ex Herald Sun to suburbans.

Tom Laurie: a regional outlet to John Brumby’s regional development gig. Sharon McCrohan: ex Aussie Post editor

Matthew Phelan: ex Herald Sun

Sandra McKay: ex AAP and Age

Tim Mitchell (ex Channel 10 Melbourne)

Rebecca Nicholson: somewhere to Sharon’s deputy on Bracks.

Jacinta Reddan: The Sun to PR and now John Pantsoffalot and Justin Madden.

Nick Reece: somewhere to Treasurer John Brumby.

David Saunderson: ex Geelong Advertiser and also on Geelong Council

Jane Wilson: ex Channel Ten to Steve Bracks.

Tim Winkler: The Age to Community Services minister Christine Campbell and Bronwyn Pike.

GALLOP GOVT SPINNERS AND OTHER STAFFERS (13)

John Arthur: ex Daily News, then Carmen Lawrence spinner, exiled by Libs and now Gallop’s chief of media monitoring. Kieran Murphy – worked for him in oppn.

Grahame Armstrong – from Sunday Times (COS)

Darren Foster – from Carmen Lawrence, native title tribunal

Mike Marren – from Geraldton Guardian

Julie Cole – worked for previous govt.

Steve Manchee – worked for previous govt and before that The West Australian

Owen Cole – worked for Court government

Fran Hodge – as above, and from The West before that

Amanda O’brien – worked for Labor last time

John Carey – channel 7

Kerri Welham – Sunday Times

Melissa Robinson – Tony Blair’s staff

Kerri Welham – from Sunday Times to Alannah McTiernan.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Randall Ashbourne – ex Channel 7 is helping out Opposition leader Mike Rann.

TASMANIA

Tracey Annear: former ABC Hobart reporter, now Ministerial handler.

Ian Colvin: former newspaper reporter (The Mercury among others), now Deputy Premier’s media secretary and in charge of the Govt Media Office.

Linda Hornsey: Secretary of the Department of Premier & Cabinet, former newspaper journalist.

Ken Jeffreys: former ABC radio political reporter, now Head of Government Communications.

Mike Lester: former State Political Reporter for the Hobart Mercury, is now on Premier Jim Bacon’s staff

Julie Pellas: former ABC radio political reporter and Burnie Advocate, (she replaced Ken Jeffreys!), now Premier’s media secretary.

Mark Thomas: ex Launceston Examine and former WIN television sports reporters and author of David Boon biography, now Ministeral handler.