Published: September 18, 2018
Mathias Cormann says lobbying regime ‘properly enforced’ and there is a robust framework to combat corruption
The Australian government has insisted there has been “no corporate takeover of our democracy” and that its lobbying regime is properly enforced, despite not a single lobbyist being punished for a rule breach in at least five years.
The Greens senator Larissa Waters used Senate question time on Tuesday to allege the failure to enforce the lobbying code of conduct was giving corporations undue influence on the democratic process.
Continue reading...from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2xiLpr3
via
0 Comments