Australia’s federal lobbying regulation is weak compared with both international and state and territory standards. Revolving door cooling-off periods are rarely enforced and carry no real punishments.
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New analysis shows federal lobbying regulations lagging all states on key measures of transparency, stopping the ‘revolving door’ and enforcement creating a risk of corruption and undue influence in federal parliament.
This research brief exposes the extensive use of lobbyists by four harmful industries with a particular focus on the gambling sector.