The steady flow of politicians and government staffers switching sides to lobby for powerful food, alcohol and gambling companies is a threat to public health.
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Australian politics' 'revolving door' is undermining efforts to counter lobbying and potential corruption, and the regulation system is hopelessly flawed.
GetUp is already subject to the same type of regulation as a political party. By challenging its links to left-wing parties, though, the Coalition is seeking to strip away its claim of independence.
One in four former ministers go on to take lucrative roles with special interest groups after leaving politics. Our current standards regulating this practice aren't being enforced adequately.
A political scientist warns that a new lobbying initiative launched by Bill and Melinda Gates could harm US higher education.
To defend traditional Italian products such as meats and cheeses – delicious, but often high in fat and salt – the country's government has launched an intense lobbying campaign to fight nutrition labels.
The American Israeli Public Action Committee has managed to work with Democrats and Republicans alike. Will that change now that Israel has tacked to the right?
SIFA claims it wants to 'simplify, not weaken' gun control laws in Australia. But it's following the same playbook as the NRA in America – and hoping for similar results.
Exxon Mobil has a clear motive to back a new plan to tax carbon with its clout and money. And a carbon tax that is high enough to work might prove politically impossible to enact.
A legal loophole could grant computer systems many legal rights people have – threatening human rights and dignity and setting up some real legal and moral problems.
Public trust in government is sliding and there's a perception that a small elite is reaping the benefits of political influence. This points to the need for a federal anti-corruption body.
The environmental responsibility some businesses say they embrace is only a veneer.
Food safety issues are at heart political.
It’s time to stop confusing sterile debates and pseudoscience with the healthy controversies that nourish scientific progress.
More than 180 individuals have moved between senior public service roles and the fossil fuel industry in Australia over the past decade - providing a golden escalator for former senior politicians.
Federal politicians are finally moving against political donations after repeated scandals, but the economics shows lobbying should be ended regardless.
Appearing to co-operate is the best way to try to influence the terms of an inquiry and manage the bad press.
Giving Australia's lobbying laws teeth, and a sizeable regulatory jaw to occasionally brandish them, is a major step in the right direction.
At a time when our political future is uncertain, the only way to guarantee change is to do it yourself.
South African business can beat back the toxic 'white monopoly capital' title by doing things differently and not by shouting from roof tops.
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Lecturer in Politics, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Sociology, University of Bristol
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Associate Professor of Accountancy, Brigham Young University
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Lecturer, Communications, Media and Culture, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Monash University
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Professor of Public Ethics, Centre for Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University
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Professor of Violence Prevention and Addiction Studies, Deakin University
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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Co-Director, Wellbeing Program, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Associate Professor, Deakin University
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DECRA Research Fellow, Deakin University
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Assistant Professor, Miller Center, University of Virginia, and US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Alfred Deakin Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University
