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ALLANSON CONSULTING

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Source · AusTender (Department of Finance)

Executive Summary
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This profile contains verified Australian Government public records relating to ALLANSON CONSULTING.

Folio currently holds verified records covering government procurement, drawn from 1 official publisher. No verified records for parliamentary interests, political donations, and lobbying registrations are currently linked.

Official Australian Business Register
ABR Verified
Official legal name
ALLANSON CONSULTING PTY. LTD.
ABN
99 118 209 153
Entity type
Australian Private Company
ABN status
Active(since 6 Feb 2006)
GST
Registered from 6 Feb 2006
ASIC / ACN
State
ACT · 2605
ABR record updated
Publisher: Australian Business RegisterVerified: 21 Aug 2026View on ABR Lookup
Coverage Matrix

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  • Parliamentary Interests

    Interests declared on the Senate or House Register of Interests.

    No records currently linked

    Publisher: Parliament of Australia

  • Political Donations

    Gifts and donations disclosed to the AEC.

    No records currently linked

    Publisher: Australian Electoral Commission

  • Government Procurement

    Contracts awarded to or by Australian Government agencies.

    Records available · 52 records

    Publisher: AusTender · Department of Finance

  • Government Grants

    Grants awarded by Australian Government agencies.

    Configured, not yet populated

    Publisher: GrantConnect · Department of Finance

  • Lobbying Registrations

    Registered lobbying relationships between representatives and clients.

    No records currently linked

    Publisher: Federal Register of Lobbyists · Attorney-General's Department

  • Timeline

    Chronology of dated public-record events already linked to this profile.

    Records available · 156 records

    Publisher: Multiple government publishers

  • Relationship Network

    Connections established from official records, never from inference.

    Records available · 85 records

    Publisher: Derived from official records

  • Official Government Documents

    Every underlying document that supports this profile.

    Records available · 52 records

    Publisher: Original publishers

  • State & Territory Registers

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    Dataset not yet enabled

    Publisher: State & Territory parliaments

  • Ministerial Diaries

    Ministerial diary disclosures published by portfolio departments.

    Dataset not yet enabled

    Publisher: Prime Minister & Cabinet

Investigation Opportunities

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  • Parliamentary Interests

    Publisher: Parliament of Australia

  • Political Donations

    Publisher: Australian Electoral Commission

  • Government Grants

    Publisher: GrantConnect · Department of Finance

  • Lobbying Registrations

    Publisher: Federal Register of Lobbyists · Attorney-General's Department

Additional evidence will appear automatically when matching records are identified. Absence of a record does not imply absence of activity.

Official Government Records
1 of 4 registers

This profile of ALLANSON CONSULTING combines information only from verified Australian Government transparency registers. Every claim below links back to an original source document.

Verification: Source-backedPublishers: 1Last updated: 2 July 2014
Public Record Summary

Cross-dataset overview

ALLANSON CONSULTING currently appears across 1 Australian Government transparency dataset.

First recorded 1 Mar 2007Latest activity 12y ago (2 July 2014)
Coverage Matrix

Dataset coverage

Present in 1 of 7 supported Australian transparency datasets.

DatasetPublisherRecordsFirstLatest
AEC Transparency Register
Australian Electoral CommissionNot presentNot present
AusTender Contract Notices (Commonwealth)
Department of Finance5228 Mar 20072 July 2014
State & Territory Procurement
State/Territory procurement publishersNot presentNot present
GrantConnect — Australian Government Grants
Department of FinanceNot presentNot present
Federal Lobbyist Register
Attorney-General's DepartmentNot presentNot present
House of Representatives Register of Interests
Parliament of AustraliaNot presentNot present
Senate Register of Interests
Parliament of AustraliaNot presentNot present

Datasets marked "Not present" have no matching records in the currently ingested public data. This does not imply the organisation is absent from that register — only that Folio's ingested snapshot contains no matching rows.

Connected Government

Agencies contracted with

6 agencies · $714,230 in total contract value across AusTender records.

AgencyContractsTotal valueLatest contract
Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)
31$460,91012 Dec 2011
Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations
16$163,32027 Aug 2013
Medicare Australia
2$50,00018 Jan 2011
Department of Education and Training
1$40,0002 July 2014
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
1$012 Nov 2012
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
1$028 Mar 2007

AusTender + State/Territory Government · source-backed

Government procurement history

Commonwealth
Verified · Official publisher
Contracts
52
Amendments
0
Total value
$714,230
Largest
$50,000
Jurisdictions
1
Agencies
6
Standing Offers
0
Panels
0
Coverage
28 Mar 2007 – 2 July 2014
JurisdictionPublishedContractAgencyValueAmendmentSource
Commonwealth2 July 2014
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Consultancy for RSPC</span></p>
Department of Education and Training$40,000AusTender ↗
Commonwealth27 Aug 2013
Conducting workshop - Learning and Development
Department of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender ↗
Commonwealth24 July 2013
Engagement of temporary staff to assist with the completion of the Internal Audit Work Program
Department of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender ↗
Commonwealth18 Apr 2013
Engagement of temporary staff to assist with the completion of the Internal Audit Work Program
Department of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender ↗
Commonwealth12 Nov 2012
Internal Audit of Higher Education Commonwealth Grants Schem
Department of Industry, Innovation and ScienceAusTender ↗
Commonwealth8 Nov 2012
Engagement of temporary staff to assist with the completion of the Internal Audit Work Program.
Department of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender ↗
Commonwealth10 Jan 2012
Engagement of temporary staff to assist with completion of Internal Audit Work Program
Department of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender ↗
Commonwealth12 Dec 2011
<P>Assist with Performance audit of the Smarter Schools</P>
Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)AusTender ↗
Commonwealth2 Sept 2011
Assist with Performance audit of the Smarter Schools
Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)$30,000AusTender ↗
Commonwealth31 Aug 2011
<P>Provision of Internal Audit services</P>
Department of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender ↗
Commonwealth30 June 2011
Audit services for Centrelink audit
Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)AusTender ↗
Commonwealth14 Feb 2011
Engagement of temporary staff for internal audit
Department of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender ↗
Commonwealth18 Jan 2011
Analysis of Home Insulation Payment Data
Medicare AustraliaAusTender ↗
Commonwealth6 Jan 2011
Provision of audit services on the Procurement Use of Panels
Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)AusTender ↗
Commonwealth10 Nov 2010
Engagement of temporary staff for internal audit
Department of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender ↗
Commonwealth9 Nov 2010
Engagement of temporary staff for internal audit
Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations$30,000AusTender ↗
Commonwealth30 July 2010
Analysis of Home Insulation Payment Data
Medicare Australia$50,000AusTender ↗
Commonwealth23 July 2010
Provision of Financial and Insurance Services
Department of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender ↗
Commonwealth21 July 2010
Provision of Financial and Insurance Services
Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations$40,000AusTender ↗
Commonwealth19 July 2010
PA of the Administration of the Super Co
Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)AusTender ↗
Commonwealth14 July 2010
IT Capability Training
Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)$10,000AusTender ↗
Commonwealth8 July 2010
2008-09 HEIMS Data Audit - IT9
Department of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender ↗
Commonwealth30 June 2010
<p>Develop a survey and conduct analysis for the Performance Audit: Building Education Revolution.</p>
Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)AusTender ↗
Commonwealth27 Apr 2010
2008-09 TYIMS Data Audit IT17
Department of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender ↗
Commonwealth2 Mar 2010
Data Analysis for Performance Audit
Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)$15,000AusTender ↗

Showing 25 of 52 procurement records. Every row links to its original AusTender source.

Government Grants

Australian Government grants received

Publisher: GrantConnect (Department of Finance) · Every record links back to grants.gov.au.

Official register
No official Australian Government grant records have been identified for ALLANSON CONSULTING.

AEC transparency register

No official AEC transparency-register returns beyond simple donations reference this organisation. Filings would appear here as the annual disclosure archive is ingested.

Connected Political Activity

Donations, lobbying and parliamentary mentions

A combined view of how ALLANSON CONSULTING appears across AEC donations, the Federal Lobbyist Register and parliamentary registers of interest.

No political donations, lobbying registrations or parliamentary interest mentions are currently on record for this organisation across the Australian datasets ingested by Folio.

Relationship Network

How does ALLANSON CONSULTING connect to other entities on the public record?

0 verified connections

This profile currently connects to 0 verified entities across 1 official government publisher.

52

Contracts

Public Profile

Public Records

52 verified records

Government Sources

1 official publisher

Timeline

156 events

Relationship Network

85 verified relationships

Official sources

1

verified publisher

Relationships

85

verified relationships

Timeline

156

recorded events

Organisations

None linked

No linked organisations identified from current official records

People

None linked

No linked individuals identified from current official records

Latest activity

21 Aug 2026

Most recent public record

Key people mentioned

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No people have yet been linked to this organisation from currently ingested official records.

Timeline

Chronology of every dated public record linked to ALLANSON CONSULTING, grouped by dataset.

156 of 156 events
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Government Contracts

Has this entity been named in Australian Government procurement records?

52 contracts · $714,230
PublishedTitleAgencyValueSource
2 July 2014<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Consultancy for RSPC</span></p>Department of Education and Training$40,000AusTender
27 Aug 2013Conducting workshop - Learning and DevelopmentDepartment of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender
24 July 2013Engagement of temporary staff to assist with the completion of the Internal Audit Work ProgramDepartment of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender
18 Apr 2013Engagement of temporary staff to assist with the completion of the Internal Audit Work ProgramDepartment of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender
12 Nov 2012Internal Audit of Higher Education Commonwealth Grants SchemDepartment of Industry, Innovation and ScienceAusTender
8 Nov 2012Engagement of temporary staff to assist with the completion of the Internal Audit Work Program.Department of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender
10 Jan 2012Engagement of temporary staff to assist with completion of Internal Audit Work ProgramDepartment of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender
12 Dec 2011<P>Assist with Performance audit of the Smarter Schools</P>Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)AusTender
2 Sept 2011Assist with Performance audit of the Smarter SchoolsAustralian National Audit Office (ANAO)$30,000AusTender
31 Aug 2011<P>Provision of Internal Audit services</P>Department of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender
30 June 2011Audit services for Centrelink auditAustralian National Audit Office (ANAO)AusTender
14 Feb 2011Engagement of temporary staff for internal auditDepartment of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender
18 Jan 2011Analysis of Home Insulation Payment DataMedicare AustraliaAusTender
6 Jan 2011Provision of audit services on the Procurement Use of PanelsAustralian National Audit Office (ANAO)AusTender
10 Nov 2010Engagement of temporary staff for internal auditDepartment of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender
9 Nov 2010Engagement of temporary staff for internal auditDepartment of Education Employment and Workplace Relations$30,000AusTender
30 July 2010Analysis of Home Insulation Payment DataMedicare Australia$50,000AusTender
23 July 2010Provision of Financial and Insurance ServicesDepartment of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender
21 July 2010Provision of Financial and Insurance ServicesDepartment of Education Employment and Workplace Relations$40,000AusTender
19 July 2010PA of the Administration of the Super CoAustralian National Audit Office (ANAO)AusTender
14 July 2010IT Capability TrainingAustralian National Audit Office (ANAO)$10,000AusTender
8 July 20102008-09 HEIMS Data Audit - IT9Department of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender
30 June 2010<p>Develop a survey and conduct analysis for the Performance Audit: Building Education Revolution.</p>Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)AusTender
27 Apr 20102008-09 TYIMS Data Audit IT17Department of Education Employment and Workplace RelationsAusTender
2 Mar 2010Data Analysis for Performance AuditAustralian National Audit Office (ANAO)$15,000AusTender

Named in Parliamentary Interests

Which parliamentary interest declarations mention ALLANSON CONSULTING?

0 declarations

No parliamentary interest declarations currently name this organisation.

Relationship Summary

ALLANSON CONSULTING has 0 verified relationships across 0 official datasets.

Organisations

0

People

0

Agencies

0

Political parties

0

Contract links

0

Lobbyist links

0

Connected Organisations

Which organisations, agencies or parties appear alongside ALLANSON CONSULTING on the public record, ranked by evidence strength?

0 unique · 0 verified evidence rows

No other organisations, agencies or parties are yet linked to this entity from currently ingested official records.

Connected People

Which people appear alongside ALLANSON CONSULTING on the public record, ranked by evidence strength?

0 unique · 0 verified evidence rows

No people are yet linked to this organisation from currently ingested official records.

Official Government Documents

Every document below is published by an Australian Government body and can be opened directly from its original source.

KindDatasetDateDescriptionVerify
contractAusTender — procurement2 July 2014<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Consultancy for RSPC</span></p> — Department of Education and Training ↔ ALLANSON CONSULTING (AUD 40000)open source
contractAusTender — procurement27 Aug 2013Conducting workshop - Learning and Development — Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations ↔ ALLANSON CONSULTINGopen source
contractAusTender — procurement24 July 2013Engagement of temporary staff to assist with the completion of the Internal Audit Work Program — Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations ↔ ALLANSON CONSULTING PTY. LTD.open source
contractAusTender — procurement18 Apr 2013Engagement of temporary staff to assist with the completion of the Internal Audit Work Program — Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations ↔ ALLANSON CONSULTING PTY. LTD.open source
contractAusTender — procurement12 Nov 2012Internal Audit of Higher Education Commonwealth Grants Schem — Department of Industry, Innovation and Science ↔ ALLANSON CONSULTING PTY LTDopen source
contractAusTender — procurement8 Nov 2012Engagement of temporary staff to assist with the completion of the Internal Audit Work Program. — Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations ↔ ALLANSON CONSULTING PTY. LTD.open source
contractAusTender — procurement10 Jan 2012Engagement of temporary staff to assist with completion of Internal Audit Work Program — Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltdopen source
contractAusTender — procurement12 Dec 2011<P>Assist with Performance audit of the Smarter Schools</P> — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltdopen source
contractAusTender — procurement2 Sept 2011Assist with Performance audit of the Smarter Schools — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd (AUD 30000)open source
contractAusTender — procurement31 Aug 2011<P>Provision of Internal Audit services</P> — Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltdopen source
contractAusTender — procurement30 June 2011Audit services for Centrelink audit — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltdopen source
contractAusTender — procurement14 Feb 2011Engagement of temporary staff for internal audit — Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltdopen source
contractAusTender — procurement18 Jan 2011Analysis of Home Insulation Payment Data — Medicare Australia ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltdopen source
contractAusTender — procurement6 Jan 2011Provision of audit services on the Procurement Use of Panels — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltdopen source
contractAusTender — procurement10 Nov 2010Engagement of temporary staff for internal audit — Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations ↔ Allanson Consultingopen source
contractAusTender — procurement9 Nov 2010Engagement of temporary staff for internal audit — Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations ↔ Allanson Consulting (AUD 30000)open source
contractAusTender — procurement30 July 2010Analysis of Home Insulation Payment Data — Medicare Australia ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd (AUD 50000)open source
contractAusTender — procurement23 July 2010Provision of Financial and Insurance Services — Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations ↔ ALLANSON CONSULTING PTY LTDopen source
contractAusTender — procurement21 July 2010Provision of Financial and Insurance Services — Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations ↔ ALLANSON CONSULTING PTY LTD (AUD 40000)open source
contractAusTender — procurement19 July 2010PA of the Administration of the Super Co — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltdopen source
contractAusTender — procurement14 July 2010IT Capability Training — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd (AUD 10000)open source
contractAusTender — procurement8 July 20102008-09 HEIMS Data Audit - IT9 — Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations ↔ ALLANSON CONSULTING PTY LTDopen source
contractAusTender — procurement30 June 2010<p>Develop a survey and conduct analysis for the Performance Audit: Building Education Revolution.</p> — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltdopen source
contractAusTender — procurement27 Apr 20102008-09 TYIMS Data Audit IT17 — Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations ↔ ALLANSON CONSULTING PTY LTDopen source
contractAusTender — procurement2 Mar 2010Data Analysis for Performance Audit — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd (AUD 15000)open source
contractAusTender — procurement2 Mar 2010Data analysis for Centrelink Fraud Investigations and — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltdopen source
contractAusTender — procurement29 Jan 2010PA of the Administration of the Super Co — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd (AUD 16500)open source
contractAusTender — procurement29 Jan 2010Conduct survey and analyse data for the Performance Audit — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd (AUD 20000)open source
contractAusTender — procurement20 Oct 2009Audit Sampling and Data Analysis for the Performance Audit: — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd (AUD 18200)open source
contractAusTender — procurement20 Oct 2009Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd (AUD 34912.5)open source
contractAusTender — procurement7 Aug 2009Independent survey for Performance Audit: Values and Codes — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd (AUD 40000)open source
contractAusTender — procurement7 Aug 2009Data analysis for Centrelink Fraud Investigations and — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd (AUD 13936.8)open source
contractAusTender — procurement17 June 2009Consultant Fees for IT3 Employment Systems Control — Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations ↔ ALLANSON CONSULTING (AUD 28520.37)open source
contractAusTender — procurement16 June 2009Data Analysis LPG Vehicle Scheme — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd (AUD 30000)open source
contractAusTender — procurement31 May 20092008-09 TYIMS Data Audit IT17 — Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations ↔ ALLANSON CONSULTING PTY LTD (AUD 36000)open source
contractAusTender — procurement31 May 20092008-09 HEIMS Data Audit - IT9 — Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations ↔ ALLANSON CONSULTING PTY LTD (AUD 28800)open source
contractAusTender — procurement3 Apr 2009Advice for Fraud Control Performance Audit — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd (AUD 25086.24)open source
contractAusTender — procurement10 Dec 2008Development of a Draft Survey for Pilot Testing for the Health Workforce Audit. — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltdopen source
contractAusTender — procurement9 Dec 2008Audit assistance for the management of Credit Cards Audit — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltdopen source
contractAusTender — procurement9 Dec 2008Provision of original audit services for the Management of Recruitment Audit — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltdopen source
contractAusTender — procurement9 Dec 2008Management of Personnel Security Clearances follow-up audit — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltdopen source
contractAusTender — procurement20 Nov 2008infoHRM Pty Ltd — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd (AUD 11000)open source
contractAusTender — procurement20 Nov 2008Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd (AUD 19800)open source
contractAusTender — procurement20 Nov 2008Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd (AUD 35000)open source
contractAusTender — procurement14 Nov 2008<p>IT analysis for the Performance Audit on Securing Our Fishing Future.</p> — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltdopen source
contractAusTender — procurement25 June 2008Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd (AUD 40000)open source
contractAusTender — procurement30 Apr 2008Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd (AUD 14537)open source
contractAusTender — procurement14 Feb 2008Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd (AUD 19800)open source
contractAusTender — procurement23 Nov 2007Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd (AUD 12251)open source
contractAusTender — procurement23 Nov 2007Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ Allanson Consulting Pty Ltd (AUD 18386)open source
contractAusTender — procurement4 July 2007Management of Customer Debt - Centrelink Follow-up Audit - Consultancy Services. (GAPS ID: 1687027) — Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) ↔ ALLANSON CONSULTING PTY LTD (AUD 36500)open source
contractAusTender — procurement28 Mar 2007General Audit Services (GAPS ID: 1656182) — Department of Employment and Workplace Relations ↔ ALLANSON CONSULTING PTY LTDopen source
Official sources

Parliamentary Register of Interests (House)

0 records

No records linked yet

Parliamentary Register of Interests (Senate)

0 records

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Federal Register of Lobbyists

0 records

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AEC Donations (Declared Gifts)

0 records

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AusTender (Government Contracts)

0 records

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Key information

Name

ALLANSON CONSULTING

Type

Other

ABN

99118209153

Jurisdiction

AU

Source datasets

1

Connected records

52

Timeline events

156

Contracts recorded

$714,230

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