John Quirke

John Quirke
Senator for South Australia
In office
18 September 1997 – 15 August 2000
Preceded by Dominic Foreman
Succeeded by Geoff Buckland
Personal details
Born (1950-09-09) 9 September 1950
Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom
Political party Australian Labor Party

John Andrew Quirke (born 9 September 1950) was a South Australian parliamentarian, representing the state seat of Playford from 1989 to 1997, until his resignation to replace Dominic Foreman as a Senator, until his own resignation in 2000.

Career after politics

Quirke and his wife, Davina, operate a lobbying firm called Pallidon. The firm gifted the Australian Labor Party some $11,000 in 2010 while employed by two major corporations seeking public works contracts.[1] In 2016, the Australian Tax Office applied to wind up Pallidon.[2]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/02/democracy-with-a-south-australian-twist/
  2. ↑ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/off-the-record-sad-tale-of-cash-for-comments-on-a-triple-murder/news-story/580241c3e58479bb23d48e35f194fd9f
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