Annastacia Palaszczuk told Queenslanders recent electoral reforms would stop them worrying about whether “money talks”. Years on,it’s sure doing something.
Regulation of how and by whom lobbying is conducted is critical to ensure public policy is serving the public,not a vested,interest.
Stuart Robert is set to depart politics while the parliamentary committee probing his role in setting up a confidential briefing for tech giant Unisys continues its deliberations.
The increasing push for influence in parliament is creating an alliance between MPs and lobbyists,former politicians and apparatchiks.
Some crossbenchers are so frustrated with visits from lobbyists with orange all-access passes that they lock their doors. David Pocock wants to know who is signing them up.
A Centre for Public Integrity report says too many former politicians and advisers are being signed up by political donors with “very little time” between the two jobs.
The Coalition’s newly appointed shadow minister for Indigenous Australians will lead a campaign funded by conservative lobby group Advance Australia.
A parliamentary inquiry has heard a senior public servant met the owners of Synergy 360 at the home of a co-owner while the firm was advising clients on Services Australia contracts.
An inquiry into Commonwealth contracts totalling $374 million can compel witnesses to appear and seek documents beyond the scope of previous reviews.
Emails show controversial consulting firm Synergy 360 received behind-the-scenes support from the MP to lobby a parliamentary committee.
The revelations about the conflict of interest issues surrounding Services Australia’s dealings with Synergy 360 come after the release of a review calling for an investigation into contracts worth $374 million.