Who gets access to politicians? - Vivien Clarke & Bill Browne | Senate Committee Lobbyist Inquiry

[@--Nath--]

Like usual, something important to democracy and the politicians are absent from the room, meeting lobbyists, no doubt.

[@iakg1777]

this corrupted system of non constitutional corporation that we call govt needs to be brought down. the people have no access to their own parliament & are silenced at the whim of some authority, usually the police, when & if they do. we need relief & remedy but that is impossible with what we have governing us. it's my way or no way. we have to flood all our councils members & politicians with complaints. let them know our vote needs to be earned.

[@marleenling3851]

We should be able to parliament

[@nottenvironmental6208]

The current system allows blackmail and other corrupting conduct by lobbyists combined with donations encouraging bribery?

[@katejudson8907]

Thanks Australia Institute. I'd like to see an investigation into the access and influence of ' Christian ' aka social conservative lobbyists to parliamentarians. The ACL doesn't even disclose it's board membership citing security reasons. The public electing federal Labor with a strong Independents representation might have toppled the Messiah from the shire but theocratic lobbyists are rarely mentioned when the corruption of lobbyists is discussed. We all know the priveledges given to mining corporate lobbying over the environment for example but if we let the god squad take over how do you turn back from becoming little Godmerica ?

[@jaskirchner]

There needs to be full transparency on lobying. We seperated the church and state to stop undue influence, i don't think we will get that with business. So from my perspective every lobying interaction should be public, no N.D.A.s to stop a public access to the meeting. No private meetings as far as business groups and there representatives including union. All infrastructure projects should be tabled at all stages of development, to stop the corruption of all proceedings. To be a government official you must give up all corresponding abountments that can benefit from your position. You must also not be allowed to go into private industry for 5 years after your political career has ended. Stop the rot between big business and government.

[@davidwilkie9551]

So if it turns out that the "Big Fleas have little Fleas.. and so ad infinitem" is the precise analogy of the actual cause-effect relative-timing ratio-rates Perspective Principle of vertices in vortices manifestation of thermodynamical logarithmic condensation modulation, then not knowing what, how and why we have educational requirements to emulate Actuality as it is. Australia Institute is much appreciated, thanks.

[@NathanCroucher]

9:57 Answer to this guy is to remind him its not his building, and any security issues he has are his problem. And then ask why he wants to refuse access. What a douch....

[@The_Ubatron]

Why the folded arms, gatekeeper?

[@robert69sydney]

politician's are a big disgrace for the country! .We should apply new rules: First we should start to limit the power of any party in control of the state, for example : decision on big expenditure like energy, military expenditure as war or participation to any war that is not against us, big donations,and then revision every year of the leaders if they maintain the promise done and if not change without wasting or allow to make any other damage to the Country and make them accountable for any of those! This will change immediately the scenario of all political behaviour ... Please spread this idea.. We will benefit if this become reality🙏🙏🙏