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Lonely Planet Publications

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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 Lonely Planet Publications.

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.

Evidence Overview

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Official Australian Business Register
ABR Verified
Official legal name
LONELY PLANET PUBLICATIONS PTY. LIMITED
ABN
36 005 607 983
Entity type
Australian Private Company
ABN status
Active(since 4 Mar 2000)
GST
Registered from 1 July 2000
ASIC / ACN
—
State
VIC · 3000
ABR record updated
—
Publisher: Australian Business RegisterVerified: 10 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 · 13 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 · 39 records

    Publisher: Multiple government publishers

  • Relationship Network

    Connections established from official records, never from inference.

    Records available · 13 records

    Publisher: Derived from official records

  • Official Government Documents

    Every underlying document that supports this profile.

    Records available · 13 records

    Publisher: Original publishers

  • State & Territory Registers

    State and Territory interest and lobbyist registers.

    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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Currently available

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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 Lonely Planet Publications combines information only from verified Australian Government transparency registers. Every claim below links back to an original source document.

Verification: Source-backedPublishers: 1Last updated: 31 July 2012
Public Record Summary

Cross-dataset overview

Lonely Planet Publications currently appears across 1 Australian Government transparency dataset.

First recorded 7 May 2007Latest activity 14y ago (31 July 2012)
Coverage Matrix

Dataset coverage

Present in 1 of 7 supported Australian transparency datasets.

DatasetPublisherRecordsFirstLatest
AEC Transparency Register
Australian Electoral Commission—Not presentNot present
AusTender Contract Notices (Commonwealth)
Department of Finance1325 May 20073 July 2012
State & Territory Procurement
State/Territory procurement publishers—Not presentNot present
GrantConnect — Australian Government Grants
Department of Finance—Not presentNot present
Federal Lobbyist Register
Attorney-General's Department—Not presentNot present
House of Representatives Register of Interests
Parliament of Australia—Not presentNot present
Senate Register of Interests
Parliament of Australia—Not 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

4 agencies · $1,586,616 in total contract value across AusTender records.

AgencyContractsTotal valueLatest contract
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
3$1,050,5008 Jan 2010
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
6$511,1702 Sept 2010
Australian Federal Police
1$24,94616 June 2010
Geoscience Australia
3$03 July 2012

AusTender + State/Territory Government · source-backed

Government procurement history

Commonwealth
Verified · Official publisher
Contracts
13
Amendments
0
Total value
$1,586,616
Largest
$1,050,500
Jurisdictions
1
Agencies
4
Standing Offers
0
Panels
0
Coverage
25 May 2007 – 3 July 2012
JurisdictionPublishedContractAgencyValueAmendmentSource
Commonwealth3 July 2012
Images for IGC 2012 Publication
Geoscience Australia——AusTender ↗
Commonwealth4 June 2012
Images for IGC 2012 Publication
Geoscience Australia——AusTender ↗
Commonwealth2 May 2012
Images for IGC 2012 Publication
Geoscience Australia——AusTender ↗
Commonwealth2 Sept 2010
Reprinting of existing Lonely Planet 'out and back' guides.
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources$66,220—AusTender ↗
Commonwealth16 June 2010
travel guides
Australian Federal Police$24,946—AusTender ↗
Commonwealth8 Jan 2010
<p>Production of Booklets: Smartraveller Campaign</p>
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade——AusTender ↗
Commonwealth23 Jan 2009
Reprint AQIS Lonely Planet Guides
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources$77,550—AusTender ↗
Commonwealth11 Dec 2008
Reprint AQIS Lonely Planet Guides
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources$71,500—AusTender ↗
Commonwealth25 Sept 2008
Reprint AQIS Lonely Planet Guides
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources$53,900—AusTender ↗
Commonwealth16 May 2008
Print and update Lonely Planet Guides
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources$75,350—AusTender ↗
Commonwealth16 May 2008
<p>Production of booklets: smartraveller campaign</p>
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade$1,050,500—AusTender ↗
Commonwealth14 Sept 2007
Print and update of 14 Lonely Planet destination guides.
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources$166,650—AusTender ↗
Commonwealth25 May 2007
Production of booklets: smartraveller campaign. (GAPS ID: 1671440)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade——AusTender ↗
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 Lonely Planet Publications.

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 Lonely Planet Publications 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 Lonely Planet Publications connect to other entities on the public record?

0 verified connections

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

13

Contracts

Public Profile

Public Records

13 verified records

Government Sources

1 official publisher

Timeline

39 events

Relationship Network

13 verified relationships

Official sources

1

verified publisher

Relationships

13

verified relationships

Timeline

39

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

10 Aug 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 Lonely Planet Publications, grouped by dataset.

39 of 39 events

  1. 3 July 2012

    AusTender
    AusTender (Department of Finance)
    contract awarded

    Images for IGC 2012 Publication

    Contract from Geoscience Australia

    Source-backedView original source

  2. 4 June 2012

    AusTender
    AusTender (Department of Finance)
    contract awarded

    Images for IGC 2012 Publication

    Contract from Geoscience Australia

    Source-backedView original source

  3. 2 May 2012

    AusTender
    AusTender (Department of Finance)
    contract awarded

    Images for IGC 2012 Publication

    Contract from Geoscience Australia

    Source-backedView original source

  4. 2 Sept 2010

    AusTender
    AusTender (Department of Finance)
    contract awarded

    Reprinting of existing Lonely Planet 'out and back' guides.

    Contract from Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

    Value $66,220

    Source-backedView original source

  5. 16 June 2010

    AusTender
    AusTender (Department of Finance)
    contract awarded

    travel guides

    Contract from Australian Federal Police

    Value $24,946

    Source-backedView original source

  6. 23 Jan 2009

    AusTender
    AusTender (Department of Finance)
    contract awarded

    Reprint AQIS Lonely Planet Guides

    Contract from Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

    Value $77,550

    Source-backedView original source

  7. 11 Dec 2008

    AusTender
    AusTender (Department of Finance)
    contract awarded

    Reprint AQIS Lonely Planet Guides

    Contract from Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

    Value $71,500

    Source-backedView original source

  8. 25 Sept 2008

    AusTender
    AusTender (Department of Finance)
    contract awarded

    Reprint AQIS Lonely Planet Guides

    Contract from Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

    Value $53,900

    Source-backedView original source

  9. 16 May 2008

    AusTender
    AusTender (Department of Finance)
    contract awarded

    <p>Production of booklets: smartraveller campaign</p>

    Contract from Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    Value $1,050,500

    Source-backedView original source

  10. 16 May 2008

    AusTender
    AusTender (Department of Finance)
    contract awarded

    Print and update Lonely Planet Guides

    Contract from Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

    Value $75,350

    Source-backedView original source
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Government Contracts

Has this entity been named in Australian Government procurement records?

13 contracts · $1,586,616
PublishedTitleAgencyValueSource
3 July 2012Images for IGC 2012 PublicationGeoscience Australia—AusTender
4 June 2012Images for IGC 2012 PublicationGeoscience Australia—AusTender
2 May 2012Images for IGC 2012 PublicationGeoscience Australia—AusTender
2 Sept 2010Reprinting of existing Lonely Planet 'out and back' guides.Department of Agriculture and Water Resources$66,220AusTender
16 June 2010travel guidesAustralian Federal Police$24,946AusTender
8 Jan 2010<p>Production of Booklets: Smartraveller Campaign</p>Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade—AusTender
23 Jan 2009Reprint AQIS Lonely Planet GuidesDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources$77,550AusTender
11 Dec 2008Reprint AQIS Lonely Planet GuidesDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources$71,500AusTender
25 Sept 2008Reprint AQIS Lonely Planet GuidesDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources$53,900AusTender
16 May 2008Print and update Lonely Planet GuidesDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources$75,350AusTender
16 May 2008<p>Production of booklets: smartraveller campaign</p>Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade$1,050,500AusTender
14 Sept 2007Print and update of 14 Lonely Planet destination guides.Department of Agriculture and Water Resources$166,650AusTender
25 May 2007Production of booklets: smartraveller campaign. (GAPS ID: 1671440)Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade—AusTender

Named in Parliamentary Interests

Which parliamentary interest declarations mention Lonely Planet Publications?

0 declarations

No parliamentary interest declarations currently name this organisation.

Relationship Summary

Lonely Planet Publications 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 Lonely Planet Publications 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 Lonely Planet Publications 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 — procurement3 July 2012Images for IGC 2012 Publication — Geoscience Australia ↔ Lonely Planet Publicationsopen source
contractAusTender — procurement4 June 2012Images for IGC 2012 Publication — Geoscience Australia ↔ Lonely Planet Publicationsopen source
contractAusTender — procurement2 May 2012Images for IGC 2012 Publication — Geoscience Australia ↔ Lonely Planet Publicationsopen source
contractAusTender — procurement2 Sept 2010Reprinting of existing Lonely Planet 'out and back' guides. — Department of Agriculture and Water Resources ↔ Lonely Planet Publications Pty Limited (AUD 66220)open source
contractAusTender — procurement16 June 2010travel guides — Australian Federal Police ↔ Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd (AUD 24945.6)open source
contractAusTender — procurement8 Jan 2010<p>Production of Booklets: Smartraveller Campaign</p> — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade ↔ LONELY PLANET PUBLICATIONS PTY. LIMITEDopen source
contractAusTender — procurement23 Jan 2009Reprint AQIS Lonely Planet Guides — Department of Agriculture and Water Resources ↔ Lonely Planet (AUD 77550)open source
contractAusTender — procurement11 Dec 2008Reprint AQIS Lonely Planet Guides — Department of Agriculture and Water Resources ↔ Lonely Planet (AUD 71500)open source
contractAusTender — procurement25 Sept 2008Reprint AQIS Lonely Planet Guides — Department of Agriculture and Water Resources ↔ Lonely Planet (AUD 53900)open source
contractAusTender — procurement16 May 2008<p>Production of booklets: smartraveller campaign</p> — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade ↔ LONELY PLANET PUBLICATIONS PTY LIMITED (AUD 1050500)open source
contractAusTender — procurement16 May 2008Print and update Lonely Planet Guides — Department of Agriculture and Water Resources ↔ Lonely Planet (AUD 75350)open source
contractAusTender — procurement14 Sept 2007Print and update of 14 Lonely Planet destination guides. — Department of Agriculture and Water Resources ↔ Lonely Planet (AUD 166650)open source
contractAusTender — procurement25 May 2007Production of booklets: smartraveller campaign. (GAPS ID: 1671440) — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade ↔ LONELY PLANET PUBLICATIONS PTY LTDopen source
Official sources

Parliamentary Register of Interests (House)

0 records

No records linked yet

Parliamentary Register of Interests (Senate)

0 records

No records linked yet

Federal Register of Lobbyists

0 records

No records linked yet

AEC Donations (Declared Gifts)

0 records

No records linked yet

AusTender (Government Contracts)

0 records

No records linked yet

Key information

Name

Lonely Planet Publications

Type

Other

ABN

36005607983

Jurisdiction

AU

Source datasets

1

Connected records

13

Timeline events

39

Contracts recorded

$1,586,616

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