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Publish What You Pay Australia is part of a global movement of 50 national coalitions made up of over 1000 organisations united in calling for transparency and accountability in the oil, gas and mining sectors. In Australia, we are made up of anti-corruption, human rights, trade union, environmental, faith-based, economists and transparency organisations.
By joining Publish What You Pay, you will be part of a national coalition and global network of organisations focusing on transparency of the extractive industries sector. You can collaborate with organisations from around the world on research, campaigns and fundraising to ensure better governance of our natural resources and a fair and just energy transition.
Chair
Mel Flanagan
Mel is a local and global advocate for public participation, open process, environmental sustainability, and open government financial transparency initiatives including open contracting, beneficial ownership, and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). She is a creative technologist, information and service designer, and founder of Nook Studios. Nook are pioneers in designing services using mining, production and infrastructure data to improve access to information and community engagement.
Our Coalition Members
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee provides oversight, governance and supports fundraising for Publish What You Pay Australia. Meeting every two months, the Steering Committee is governed by a terms of reference and comprises coalition members and partners.
Steering Committee Members
Our current members include:
Kat Tu, ActionAid Australia
Kat is the Head of Policy and Campaigns at ActionAid Australia, a global women’s rights organisation, supporting women living in poverty and exclusion around the world. She has ten years experience working in the progressive campaigns space, with expertise in digital campaigning and fundraising, corporate campaigning, and community organising. Kat holds a combined Bachelor of Arts and Law from the University of Sydney.
Dr Ana Estefanía Carballo
Dr. Ana Estefanía Carballo leads Transparency International Australia’s Accountable Mining Global Programme. The Programme works across Transparency International’s global network to promote mining sector governance that is transparent, accountable and participatory, and ensures the social and environmental interests of current and future generations are protected. Ana is also an Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Melbourne. She has conducted extensive research on natural resources governance and has over 15 years of experience working with civil society organisations globally, but particularly in Latin America, Europe and the Asia- Pacific Region. Ana completed her PhD in Social and Political Studies at the University of Westminster, UK and a Masters in International and Development Economics at the University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, Germany.
Luke Fletcher
Since 2016 Luke has been the Executive Director of the Jubilee Australia Research Centre, which conducts research on advocacy across a broad range of issues including mining, forest protection, fossil fuels, aid and development policy, and corporate accountability. Luke completed a PhD in Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge, and has published academic articles on US diplomatic history, Australia’s aid policy and the Rwandan genocide. He is a Visiting Fellow at the UNSW School of Social Sciences.
Host
Jubilee Australia is the proud host of Publish What You Pay Australia. Jubilee engages in research and advocacy to promote economic justice for communities in the Asia-Pacific region and accountability for Australian corporations and government agencies operating there.
Previous Directors/Coordinators
Publish What You Pay Australia was established in Australia in 2011. Previous reports, research and foundation work for the movement was thanks to our previous coordinators:
Claire Spoors (2011-2015)
Claire is an adviser working on inequality for Oxfam’s UK Advocacy Team. She sits on the board of Publish What You Pay Secretariat.
Jessie Cato (2015-2019)
Jessie moved to Berlin in 2019, since then she has worked with the Business and Human Rights Resources Centre on extractives and the energy transition.
Clancy Moore (2019-2022)
Clancy took on the Chief Executive Officer role for Transparency International Australia in 2022.
Christina Hill (2022-2023)
Christina worked with us as an advocacy coordinator for six months whilst we were looking for a new National Director.
Mia Pepper (2023-2024)
Mia joined PWYP in 2023 and has gone back to work at the Conservation Council of WA as Director of Campaigns.
Funding
We are expanding our donor base and always looking for new financial supporters.
Publish What You Pay Australia is generously hosted by Jubilee Australia which allows use of their Deductible Gift Recipient status for grants and donations. We are committed to transparency and accountability on our operations. Our generous donors support salary costs, research, advocacy, training for communities, administration and travel. In 2021, we secured major funding from the following sources for our advocacy, research and campaigns:
ActionAid International: $23,570
Australian Conservation Fund: $12,500
Luminate Foundation/PWYP Secretariat: $191,961
When you support Publish What You Pay, you’re powering strategic research, evidenced based campaigns and professional advocacy to make governments and multinational companies transparent and accountability in how they do business.
We don’t accept money from oil, gas and mining companies.
To find out more about our 2024 priorities and programs please contact mia@jubileeaustralia.org