Opinion

Anthony Whealy Chair of the Centre for Public Integrity

August 28, 2026 — 3:30pm

August 28, 2026 — 3:30pm

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In a recent interview on breakfast radio, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy made a startling assertion: he maintained that the current federal lobbying regime in place under the Albanese Labor government is strong. Why startling? Because most integrity experts, including those at the Centre for Public Integrity, which I chair, regard the current federal regulation of lobbying to be a broken system.

This is not because lobbying…

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