The State of Business, Power and Money in Australia
Every number on this page is live — pulled from our database right now.64,560 charities. 2,167,341 companies. 7,369 Indigenous corporations.791,173 government contracts. 26,241 tax transparency records. Connected by ABN.
Why This Exists
Australia is one of the most economically concentrated democracies in the developed world. The ASX top 100 commands 47% of GDP. Two supermarket chains control 65% of grocery spending. Yet no public tool exists that lets ordinary Australians trace how money moves through the economy.
The data to build that tool already exists. It sits in government databases, published under open licences, updated weekly. What doesn't exist — and what has never existed — is the connective tissue. CivicGraph is building that connective tissue.
What We've Mapped — Live
Indigenous Self-Governance Infrastructure
3,366 active ORIC-registered corporations operate across every state and territory — 0 also registered as ACNC charities. They are the backbone of Indigenous self-determination.
Who Pays Tax (And Who Doesn't)
The ATO publishes tax transparency data for 26,241 entity-years — corporations earning $100M+ annually. Cross-referenced with procurement: how much government money flows to companies that pay no tax?
| Entity | Total Income | Tax Payable | Eff. Rate | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHP GROUP LIMITED | $87.4B | $9.5B | 23.53% | 2021-22 |
| AMP LIMITED | $78.2B | $235M | 12.69% | 2020-21 |
| WESFARMERS LIMITED | $68.6B | $959M | 28.64% | 2014-15 |
| WESFARMERS LIMITED | $66.9B | $1.3B | 29.23% | 2017-18 |
| WESFARMERS LIMITED | $63.9B | $1.2B | 29.03% | 2016-17 |
| WESFARMERS LIMITED | $63.4B | $931M | 28.57% | 2015-16 |
| BHP GROUP LIMITED | $62.8B | $7.3B | 24.09% | 2020-21 |
| BHP GROUP LIMITED | $62.5B | $6.0B | 23.48% | 2023-24 |
| COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | $61.5B | $3.4B | 29.57% | 2023-24 |
| BHP GROUP LIMITED | $60.5B | $5.5B | 22.79% | 2022-23 |
The Five Layers
Entity Registry
Every registered entity — business, charity, Indigenous corporation, trust. Connected by ABN.
Government Procurement
Federal contracts from AusTender. Who wins government money, and how much.
Tax Transparency
ATO data for corporations earning $100M+. Who pays tax and who doesn't.
Grants & Philanthropy
Government grants and philanthropic foundations. Where funding flows.
Beneficial Ownership
Parliament passed the register legislation in Nov 2025. When it goes live, we integrate it.
Questions That Become Answerable
- → Show every dollar that flowed from BHP → BHP Foundation → grants → which communities
- → What % of federal procurement goes to Indigenous-owned businesses?
- → Which suburbs receive the most government spending per capita? Which receive the least?
- → How has Big 4 consulting spend changed over 10 years vs community organisation funding?
- → Which organisations receive both government grants AND procurement contracts?
- → What is the geographic distribution of philanthropic funding relative to disadvantage?
The Thesis
Making money flows transparent is not a technical project. It is a redistribution of informational power.
Currently, detailed knowledge of how money moves through Australia is asymmetric. Large corporations, consulting firms, and lobbyists understand the procurement landscape. Community organisations, small businesses, journalists, and ordinary citizens do not.
An open, queryable platform that connects entity registrations to government contracts to grants to tax data inverts this dynamic. The data already exists. The connections don't. We're building the connections.
ENTITIES MAPPED ├── Charities (ACNC) 64,560 ├── Companies (ASIC) 2,167,341 ├── Foundations 10,837 ├── Indigenous Corps (ORIC) 7,369 (3,366 active) ├── ASX Listed 1,976 ├── Grant Opportunities 0 (0 sources) ├── Govt Contracts 791,173 └── Tax Transparency 26,241 CROSS-REFERENCES ├── ORIC ↔ ACNC matched 0 └── Foundation Programs 1,297