The Downer File https://alexanderdowner.com/ A sourced critical briefing on Alexander Downer. Facts are cited. Opinion is marked. An FBI memo is not a court finding. Horowitz wrote FFG, not the name. en-us Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0600 Mayo Sent Him to Canberra. The Parliament Page Has the Dates. https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/mayo-parliament.html https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/mayo-parliament.html Sat, 01 Dec 1984 00:00:00 +1030 Official member page: Mayo MP 1984-2008. 1996-2007: Australia's Longest-Serving Foreign Minister. That Is the Title. https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/foreign-minister.html https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/foreign-minister.html Mon, 11 Mar 1996 00:00:00 +1030 Parliament and DFAT: foreign minister 1996-2007. 2014: Julie Bishop Sent Him to London as High Commissioner. https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/high-commissioner.html https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/high-commissioner.html Mon, 31 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +1100 DFAT appointment. 2014-2018 posting. May 2016: They Met at the Kensington Wine Rooms. The FBI Later Called It Predication. https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/kensington-meeting.html https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/kensington-meeting.html Tue, 10 May 2016 00:00:00 +0100 Documented meeting; disputed words; later predication. Late July 2016: Australia Passed the Conversation. That Is Not an Indictment. https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/ffg-passed.html https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/ffg-passed.html Tue, 26 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Late July Australian pass after WikiLeaks. July 31, 2016: Horowitz Says FFG Information Opened Crossfire Hurricane. https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/crossfire-open.html https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/crossfire-open.html Sun, 31 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0400 OIG: FFG information, Priestap decision. Papadopoulos Called It a Sting. Downer Denied It. That Is He-Said. https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/papadopoulos-alleges.html https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/papadopoulos-alleges.html Sat, 22 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +1000 Allegation plus denial. Not a finding. National Review Asked How Specific the Downer Tip Really Was. https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/mccarthy-nr.html https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/mccarthy-nr.html Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0400 McCarthy commentary. Not a court. May 2019: Downer Went on Sky News. He Said No Collusion in the Chat. https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/downer-speaks.html https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/downer-speaks.html Thu, 09 May 2019 00:00:00 +1000 Sky News recaps: no collusion in the chat. November 2019: Papers Said Durham Interviewed Downer in London. That Is Reporting. https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/durham-interview.html https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/durham-interview.html Mon, 11 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Reported Durham interview. Not a charge. Durham: No Verified Collusion Intel When the Bureau Opened the Case. https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/durham-predication.html https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/durham-predication.html Mon, 15 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400 Durham predication finding. Not a Downer conviction. Just the News: Same Day as the Clinton-Plan Intel. That Is Their Frame. https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/solomon-july26.html https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/solomon-july26.html Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Solomon/Dunleavy commentary. Motive not proven. After the High Commission: King's College, Then Policy Exchange. https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/later-roles.html https://alexanderdowner.com/posts/later-roles.html Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0100 KCL 2018-2023. Policy Exchange chair.