Larissa Waters: Ban donations from mining companies and stop ministers working for them

The fossil fuel industry's influence on politics is disproportionate to the contribution the sector makes to employment, writes Senator Larissa Waters

In Australian politics, there is a revolving door that swings round and round, fuelled by money and self-interest.

Into it go former politicians and their staffers and out pop even more highly paid mining company executives and fossil fuel lobbyists.