The NSW ICAC has made an unusual intervention into federal politics to call for tougher rules for lobbyists.
The former state Labor minister and federal MP insists she placed herself on the register out of an abundance of caution after starting a new job.
Lobbyists and industry groups have ramped up their payments to the major political parties,extending their influence.
A top constitutional lawyer has warned that federal parliament needs stricter rules on who gets favoured status when seeking influence.
When asked what he spoke to Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas about,the former premier said it related to the Liberals’ powerbroking faction known as the Clan.
A federal inquiry will examine a cancelled visa outsourcing project that cost taxpayers at least $92 million.
The decision by the ousted Home Affairs secretary to direct a government contract to his lobbyist friend’s firm without declaring it was among the factors in his dismissal.
Independent MP Monique Ryan will seek support for the draft law to tighten the lobbying rules and force much greater disclosure on federal ministers.
When will we tire of all the bulldust that’s talked in the name of hastening productivity improvement?
Michael Pezzullo pushed for the power to censor the media’s reporting of some national security issues after controversial raids on Australian journalists.
Sacked Labor minister Tim Crakanthorp withheld the true extent of his extended family’s property empire as he sought an exemption to continue lobbying on behalf of a redevelopment.