The major obstacle to lobbying reform is that for members of parliament, their staff and senior officials, lobbying provides a very lucrative income when they leave parliament, the military or the public service. So they refuse to act on the lobbying scourge.
The lobbying scourge By John Menadue
Submission to Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee re Lobbying, February 8, 2024.
Regulation of the way we manage lobbying in Australia is an even more important issue than a National Integrity Commission.