Are there modern-day Illuminati members in Australia?

Members live in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory — in the capitals and in regional towns.

There is no register you can consult, because the order does not publish members' identities without consent. That rule exists to protect ordinary people in visible jobs.

Trades, medicine, agriculture, mining, teaching, law, engineering, logistics, hospitality, technology and the arts. The order is not an executive club, and its Australian membership looks much like Australia.

The common factor is temperament rather than income: people who read, keep their word and take responsibility seriously.

There are no Australian lodge buildings, meetings or officers. Membership is individual and international: an Australian member belongs to the same order as a member in Berlin or Vancouver, with the same obligations.

Connection happens through the international network — introductions, correspondence, private forums and global events — rather than through a local branch.

Access to an international network of entrepreneurs, professionals and investors; a personalised lifetime membership card; member-exclusive programs, leadership opportunities and business resources; and healthcare access arrangements for members and their immediate families through affiliated networks.

Alongside those, the expectations: honesty, discretion, lawfulness, respect, stewardship and contribution.

Every Australian applicant uses the same official membership application, whether they are in Sydney, Darwin or a town of four hundred people. No payment is requested to begin, and no intermediary can speed up a decision.