Leading players urge Labor to tighten rules for cashed-up political lobbyists

Stronger powers and bigger penalties needed to ‘investigate and punish’ unregistered lobbyists and those who break government’s code of conduct, critics sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLeading lobbyists are urging the federal government to strengthen investigative powers and penalties to crack down on rogue operators, including through new laws that would add corporate interests to a transparency register.The Greens leader, Larissa Waters, told Guardian Australia this week that the party would use its balance of power position to push for tougher rules on the cashed-up lobbying industry in the new parliament, calling current rules “really weak and effectively nonexistent”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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