‘It’s wrong’: expert calls on Queensland to ban political donations from lobbyists
by Ben Smee from World news | The Guardian on (#5X4SR)
Accepting donations from lobbyists defeats the purpose of donation transparency', says public policy expert
Queensland's eight biggest lobbyists have donated more than $430,000 to Labor and the LNP since the start of 2020, amid concern from integrity experts who say laws should be changed to prohibit the sector from making any political donations.
AJ Brown, a professor of public policy and law at Griffith University and a board member of Transparency International Australia, told Guardian Australia that donations from lobbyists should be banned outright.
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