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A new regime is hoping to put Kooyong’s troubled past behind it.

Kooyong tennis club turns to ex-Bombers boss to steady the ship

Plus: Kylie serves to the Australian Open, Gladys is back, and TikTok doubles down on its Australian lobbying.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman

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Premier Jacinta Allan hopes to extend the state’s lobbying rules to local governments as soon as this year.

Integrity rules could include local government for the first time

Lobbying at the local government level is not regulated in Victoria, despite councillors often making decisions on multimillion-dollar projects. 

  • Broede Carmody and Rachael Dexter

Diaries reveal the meetings LNP frontbenchers had before they took power

Ahead of the return of parliament, Brisbane Times has analysed official diaries to determine who the new ministers scheduled the most meetings with in opposition.

  • Matt Dennien
New legislation will reduce the amount of money people and companies can donate to political parties.

Crossbench in the gun under laws to shut out big money and ‘protect democracy’

Labor wants to ram through sweeping reforms that would cut the power of big donors and restrict the fundraising of independent candidates.

  • Paul Sakkal
Business Council of Australia chief Bran Black (right) told Anthony Albanese corporate leaders think the country is “losing our way”.

How to avoid being conned by lobby groups using you to pressure the government

The recent onslaught from big business against Anthony Albanese is an example of lobbyists trying to pressure the government via the voters.

  • Ross Gittins
The Minns government has yet to accept the overhaul of lobbying regulation recommended by the ICAC.

ICAC wants to know if Labor will reform lobbying. Its letters went unanswered for months

Seventeen months into its first term, the Minns government has yet to accept key recommendations from the corruption watchdog.

  • Patrick Begley
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Peter Dutton’s call for nuclear energy to be part of Australia’s mix has received support from climate sceptic Professor Ian Plimer and Nuclear for Australia founder Will Shackel.

The anti-wind farm groups pushing the nuclear option to rural Australia

Travelling roadshows of climate sceptics and nuclear enthusiasts are hitting regional towns nominated by Peter Dutton for nuclear. But are people listening?

  • Bianca Hall
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Labor mates in lobbyland: ‘I just get paid more’

With billions of dollars up for grabs, former politicians and advisers know they can charge handsomely to help big companies gain access to mammoth federal deals.

  • David Crowe
Feeney Pyne

Lobbyland: Pyne, Feeney open doors in defence

A weapons supplier with more than $200 million in federal deals has emerged as one of the best-connected companies in federal politics.

  • David Crowe
One of the sponsored passes to Parliament House.

Albanese’s $22.7 billion spendathon a lobbyist honeypot

The rise of a new class of lobbyists with close access to political leaders has heightened concerns about the power of the top players in Canberra.

  • David Crowe

Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/topic/political-lobbying-1n5z