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MPs granting powerful political lobbyists unfettered access to Australia’s parliament, data reveals
<p>Labor and Coalition members sponsoring resource companies and lobby group representing online gambling giants</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Labor and Coalition MPs are facilitating permanent access to Parliament House for the country’s biggest resources companies and the lobby group representing online gambling giants, new data has revealed.</p><p>Updated rules about access passes to parliament’s private offices require MPs who sponsor lobbyists and other private interests to be disclosed on a public register. However, Tuesday’s first release of data provided very limited detail, with a backlog of more than 1,000 applications yet to be processed.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/03/powerful-political-lobbyists-access-to-parliament-australia">Continue reading...</a>
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