Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing
Company
Source · AusTender (Department of Finance)
This profile contains verified Australian Government public records relating to Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing.
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Parliamentary Interests
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No records currently linked
Publisher: Parliament of Australia
Political Donations
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No records currently linked
Publisher: Australian Electoral Commission
Government Procurement
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Records available · 38 records
Publisher: AusTender · Department of Finance
Government Grants
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Publisher: GrantConnect · Department of Finance
Lobbying Registrations
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No records currently linked
Publisher: Federal Register of Lobbyists · Attorney-General's Department
Timeline
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Records available · 102 records
Publisher: Multiple government publishers
Relationship Network
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Records available · 68 records
Publisher: Derived from official records
Official Government Documents
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Records available · 38 records
Publisher: Original publishers
State & Territory Registers
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Publisher: State & Territory parliaments
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Publisher: Prime Minister & Cabinet
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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
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This profile of Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing combines information only from verified Australian Government transparency registers. Every claim below links back to an original source document.
- Australian Electoral Commission
No records currently indexed
- AusTender
170 source-backed records
- Federal Register of Lobbyists
No records currently indexed
- Parliament of Australia
No records currently indexed
Cross-dataset overview
Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing currently appears across 1 Australian Government transparency dataset.
Dataset coverage
Present in 1 of 7 supported Australian transparency datasets.
| Dataset | Publisher | Records | First | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AEC Transparency Register | Australian Electoral Commission | — | Not present | Not present |
AusTender Contract Notices (Commonwealth) | Department of Finance | 38 | 10 Sept 2007 | 15 May 2012 |
State & Territory Procurement | State/Territory procurement publishers | — | Not present | Not present |
GrantConnect — Australian Government Grants | Department of Finance | — | Not present | Not present |
Federal Lobbyist Register | Attorney-General's Department | — | Not present | Not present |
House of Representatives Register of Interests | Parliament of Australia | — | Not present | Not present |
Senate Register of Interests | Parliament of Australia | — | Not present | Not 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.
Agencies contracted with
1 agency · $1,290,362 in total contract value across AusTender records.
| Agency | Contracts | Total value | Latest contract |
|---|---|---|---|
Australian Taxation Office | 38 | $1,290,362 | 15 May 2012 |
AusTender + State/Territory Government · source-backed
Government procurement history
- Contracts
- 38
- Amendments
- 0
- Total value
- $1,290,362
- Largest
- $201,701
- Jurisdictions
- 1
- Agencies
- 1
- Standing Offers
- 0
- Panels
- 0
- Coverage
- 10 Sept 2007 – 15 May 2012
| Jurisdiction | Published | Contract | Agency | Value | Amendment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth | 15 May 2012 | <P>Printing Services - NAT1001 Tax stats</P> | Australian Taxation Office | — | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 17 Nov 2010 | Provision of Printing Services | Australian Taxation Office | — | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 29 Oct 2010 | Production of 5026 history books (ATO) | Australian Taxation Office | — | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 27 Oct 2010 | Production of 5026 history books (ATO) | Australian Taxation Office | $34,174 | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 19 Oct 2010 | Adhoc printing for 2010/2011 financial year. | Australian Taxation Office | $23,076 | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 9 June 2010 | <p>Printing of NAT11032 - 32 +4pp boklet</p><p>Qty: 46050</p> | Australian Taxation Office | $23,346 | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 9 June 2010 | <p>Printing of NAT71568</p><p>Qty: 6,272,000</p> | Australian Taxation Office | $97,388 | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 3 June 2010 | <p>Printing of NAT15249-6.2010</p><p>Qty: 35,000</p> | Australian Taxation Office | $53,776 | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 3 June 2010 | <p>Printing of NAT71566 RMS 3 up payment advice</p><p>Qty: 2,000,000</p> | Australian Taxation Office | $29,795 | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 19 May 2010 | <span>Tax table printing 21 kinds</span><span>Qty: 128000</span> | Australian Taxation Office | $13,920 | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 18 Jan 2010 | Worksheet A4 4pp Nat15634 (JS15443) | Australian Taxation Office | $24,196 | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 9 Dec 2009 | <p>Printing services</p>
<p>ATO business cards</p> | Australian Taxation Office | $25,525 | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 30 Nov 2009 | <span>Printing of: Nat10583 Audit working papers</span><span>Qty: 20000</span> | Australian Taxation Office | $18,699 | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 30 Oct 2009 | Printing of NAT 4203-4 2004 GST calculation worksheet | Australian Taxation Office | $28,097 | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 6 Apr 2009 | Printing JS13191 Tax Agent Magazine | Australian Taxation Office | $25,196 | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 31 Oct 2008 | Printing of NAT16524 Activity Statement update, Q2 of 2008-09. | Australian Taxation Office | $56,933 | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 12 Sept 2008 | Printing of NAT0995-10.2008 Commissioner of Taxation Annual Report 2007-08 | Australian Taxation Office | $21,222 | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 25 July 2008 | Printing of NAT71486 - ABN Eligibility - Individual or Partnership | Australian Taxation Office | — | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 25 June 2008 | Printing of JS8164 - Tax Agent Newsletter Issue 5 | Australian Taxation Office | $19,722 | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 10 June 2008 | <p>Printing of NAT3029-06.2008 A4 Guides.</p> | Australian Taxation Office | $50,358 | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 26 May 2008 | Printing of NAT15249 Tax practitioner seminar. Qty: 25,000 | Australian Taxation Office | $50,022 | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 22 May 2008 | Printing of NAT1005-05.2008 Weekly tax table incorporating Medicare levy with and without leave loading | Australian Taxation Office | $201,701 | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 21 May 2008 | Printing of NAT10645 ARL - Landscape corporate folders. Qty: 20,000 | Australian Taxation Office | $10,098 | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 29 Apr 2008 | <span>Printing of: NAT3388-3.2008 - How to complete the PAYG payment summary</span><span>Qty: 800,000</span> | Australian Taxation Office | — | — | AusTender ↗ |
| Commonwealth | 7 Apr 2008 | <span>Printing of: JS8163 - Tax Agent Newsletter Issue 4. </span><span>Qty: 25000</span> | Australian Taxation Office | — | — | AusTender ↗ |
Showing 25 of 38 procurement records. Every row links to its original AusTender source.
Australian Government grants received
Publisher: GrantConnect (Department of Finance) · Every record links back to grants.gov.au.
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.
Donations, lobbying and parliamentary mentions
A combined view of how Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing appears across AEC donations, the Federal Lobbyist Register and parliamentary registers of interest.
Relationship Network
How does Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing connect to other entities on the public record?
This profile currently connects to 0 verified entities across 1 official government publisher.
38
Contracts
Public Profile
Public Records
38 verified records
Government Sources
1 official publisher
Timeline
102 events
Relationship Network
68 verified relationships
Official sources
1
verified publisher
Relationships
68
verified relationships
Timeline
102
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
31 July 2026
Most recent public record
Key people mentioned
Top individuals linked through official public records, ranked by relationship strength.
No people have yet been linked to this organisation from currently ingested official records.
Timeline
Chronology of every dated public record linked to Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing, grouped by dataset.
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Government Contracts
Has this entity been named in Australian Government procurement records?
| Published | Title | Agency | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2012 | <P>Printing Services - NAT1001 Tax stats</P> | Australian Taxation Office | — | AusTender |
| 17 Nov 2010 | Provision of Printing Services | Australian Taxation Office | — | AusTender |
| 29 Oct 2010 | Production of 5026 history books (ATO) | Australian Taxation Office | — | AusTender |
| 27 Oct 2010 | Production of 5026 history books (ATO) | Australian Taxation Office | $34,174 | AusTender |
| 19 Oct 2010 | Adhoc printing for 2010/2011 financial year. | Australian Taxation Office | $23,076 | AusTender |
| 9 June 2010 | <p>Printing of NAT11032 - 32 +4pp boklet</p><p>Qty: 46050</p> | Australian Taxation Office | $23,346 | AusTender |
| 9 June 2010 | <p>Printing of NAT71568</p><p>Qty: 6,272,000</p> | Australian Taxation Office | $97,388 | AusTender |
| 3 June 2010 | <p>Printing of NAT15249-6.2010</p><p>Qty: 35,000</p> | Australian Taxation Office | $53,776 | AusTender |
| 3 June 2010 | <p>Printing of NAT71566 RMS 3 up payment advice</p><p>Qty: 2,000,000</p> | Australian Taxation Office | $29,795 | AusTender |
| 19 May 2010 | <span>Tax table printing 21 kinds</span><span>Qty: 128000</span> | Australian Taxation Office | $13,920 | AusTender |
| 18 Jan 2010 | Worksheet A4 4pp Nat15634 (JS15443) | Australian Taxation Office | $24,196 | AusTender |
| 9 Dec 2009 | <p>Printing services</p> <p>ATO business cards</p> | Australian Taxation Office | $25,525 | AusTender |
| 30 Nov 2009 | <span>Printing of: Nat10583 Audit working papers</span><span>Qty: 20000</span> | Australian Taxation Office | $18,699 | AusTender |
| 30 Oct 2009 | Printing of NAT 4203-4 2004 GST calculation worksheet | Australian Taxation Office | $28,097 | AusTender |
| 6 Apr 2009 | Printing JS13191 Tax Agent Magazine | Australian Taxation Office | $25,196 | AusTender |
| 31 Oct 2008 | Printing of NAT16524 Activity Statement update, Q2 of 2008-09. | Australian Taxation Office | $56,933 | AusTender |
| 12 Sept 2008 | Printing of NAT0995-10.2008 Commissioner of Taxation Annual Report 2007-08 | Australian Taxation Office | $21,222 | AusTender |
| 25 July 2008 | Printing of NAT71486 - ABN Eligibility - Individual or Partnership | Australian Taxation Office | — | AusTender |
| 25 June 2008 | Printing of JS8164 - Tax Agent Newsletter Issue 5 | Australian Taxation Office | $19,722 | AusTender |
| 10 June 2008 | <p>Printing of NAT3029-06.2008 A4 Guides.</p> | Australian Taxation Office | $50,358 | AusTender |
| 26 May 2008 | Printing of NAT15249 Tax practitioner seminar. Qty: 25,000 | Australian Taxation Office | $50,022 | AusTender |
| 22 May 2008 | Printing of NAT1005-05.2008 Weekly tax table incorporating Medicare levy with and without leave loading | Australian Taxation Office | $201,701 | AusTender |
| 21 May 2008 | Printing of NAT10645 ARL - Landscape corporate folders. Qty: 20,000 | Australian Taxation Office | $10,098 | AusTender |
| 29 Apr 2008 | <span>Printing of: NAT3388-3.2008 - How to complete the PAYG payment summary</span><span>Qty: 800,000</span> | Australian Taxation Office | — | AusTender |
| 7 Apr 2008 | <span>Printing of: JS8163 - Tax Agent Newsletter Issue 4. </span><span>Qty: 25000</span> | Australian Taxation Office | — | AusTender |
Named in Parliamentary Interests
Which parliamentary interest declarations mention Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing?
No parliamentary interest declarations currently name this organisation.
Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing has 0 verified relationships across 0 official datasets.
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Connected Organisations
Which organisations, agencies or parties appear alongside Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing on the public record, ranked by evidence strength?
No other organisations, agencies or parties are yet linked to this entity from currently ingested official records.
Connected People
Which people appear alongside Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing on the public record, ranked by evidence strength?
No people are yet linked to this organisation from currently ingested official records.
Official Government Documents
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| Kind | Dataset | Date | Description | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 15 May 2012 | <P>Printing Services - NAT1001 Tax stats</P> — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 17 Nov 2010 | Provision of Printing Services — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 29 Oct 2010 | Production of 5026 history books (ATO) — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital printing | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 27 Oct 2010 | Production of 5026 history books (ATO) — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital printing (AUD 34174.05) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 19 Oct 2010 | Adhoc printing for 2010/2011 financial year. — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 23076.25) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 9 June 2010 | <p>Printing of NAT11032 - 32 +4pp boklet</p><p>Qty: 46050</p> — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 23345.91) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 9 June 2010 | <p>Printing of NAT71568</p><p>Qty: 6,272,000</p> — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 97388.4) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 3 June 2010 | <p>Printing of NAT71566 RMS 3 up payment advice</p><p>Qty: 2,000,000</p> — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 29794.95) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 3 June 2010 | <p>Printing of NAT15249-6.2010</p><p>Qty: 35,000</p> — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 53775.81) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 19 May 2010 | <span>Tax table printing 21 kinds</span><span>Qty: 128000</span> — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 13920.4) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 18 Jan 2010 | Worksheet A4 4pp Nat15634 (JS15443) — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 24195.8) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 9 Dec 2009 | <p>Printing services</p> <p>ATO business cards</p> — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 25525.36) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 30 Nov 2009 | <span>Printing of: Nat10583 Audit working papers</span><span>Qty: 20000</span> — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 18698.9) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 30 Oct 2009 | Printing of NAT 4203-4 2004 GST calculation worksheet — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 28097.3) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 6 Apr 2009 | Printing JS13191 Tax Agent Magazine — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 25195.72) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 31 Oct 2008 | Printing of NAT16524 Activity Statement update, Q2 of 2008-09. — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 56932.7) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 12 Sept 2008 | Printing of NAT0995-10.2008 Commissioner of Taxation Annual Report 2007-08 — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 21222) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 25 July 2008 | Printing of NAT71486 - ABN Eligibility - Individual or Partnership — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 25 June 2008 | Printing of JS8164 - Tax Agent Newsletter Issue 5 — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 19721.9) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 10 June 2008 | <p>Printing of NAT3029-06.2008 A4 Guides.</p> — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 50358) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 26 May 2008 | Printing of NAT15249 Tax practitioner seminar. Qty: 25,000 — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 50022.3) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 22 May 2008 | Printing of NAT1005-05.2008 Weekly tax table incorporating Medicare levy with and without leave loading — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 201700.85) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 21 May 2008 | Printing of NAT10645 ARL - Landscape corporate folders. Qty: 20,000 — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 10098) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 29 Apr 2008 | <span>Printing of: NAT3388-3.2008 - How to complete the PAYG payment summary</span><span>Qty: 800,000</span> — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 7 Apr 2008 | <span>Printing of: JS8163 - Tax Agent Newsletter Issue 4. </span><span>Qty: 25000</span> — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 2 Apr 2008 | <span>Printing of: NAT3388-3.2008 - How to complete the PAYG payment summary</span><span>Qty: 800,000</span> — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 68901.8) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 2 Apr 2008 | Printing of: NAT2938-4.2008 - ABN Registration for Individuals — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group T/A National Capital Printing | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 2 Apr 2008 | Printing of: NAT2939-4.2008 - ABN Registration for Companies — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group T/A National Capital Printing | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 31 Mar 2008 | <span>Printing of: NAT07885-03.2008v6 - Quote Number 158357</span><span>Qty: 760000</span> — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 14177.9) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 31 Mar 2008 | <span>Printing of: NAT2036 (25,000), 3984 (11,000), 5422 (40,000), 5423 (5,000), 5454 (2,000), 5425 (25,000) FUNDS SORT</span><span>Qty: 108,000</span> — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 15238.3) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 15 Feb 2008 | 06.030-1095 Printing of NAT16524-2.2008 - Activity Statement Update Q3 2007-2008. — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group T/A National Capital Printing (AUD 54890) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 15 Feb 2008 | Printing of: NAT2939-4.2008 - ABN Registration for Companies — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group T/A National Capital Printing (AUD 97643.7) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 15 Feb 2008 | Printing of: NAT2938-4.2008 - ABN Registration for Individuals — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group T/A National Capital Printing (AUD 94310.7) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 8 Jan 2008 | Printing of NAT1432-12.2005. Qty: 200,000 — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 12501.5) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 5 Dec 2007 | Printing of JS7970 - Tax Agent Newsletter Issue 3. Qty: 25,000. — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 15666.2) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 8 Nov 2007 | Printing of NAT15624-11.2007 - Activity statement update Q2. Qty: 2,860,000. — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 57259.63) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 8 Nov 2007 | Printing of NAT70990-11.2007 - GST Rulings Update. Qty: 2,047,000. — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 36861) | open source |
| contract | AusTender — procurement | 10 Sept 2007 | 06.030-863 Printing of TAXAGENT — Australian Taxation Office ↔ Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing (AUD 15666.2) | open source |
Parliamentary Register of Interests (House)
0 records
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Parliamentary Register of Interests (Senate)
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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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Name
Blue Star Print Group t/a National Capital Printing
Type
Company
Jurisdiction
AU
Source datasets
1
Connected records
38
Timeline events
102
Contracts recorded
$1,290,362
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