Larissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

This is not my first speech. My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. Today The Guardian Australia reported that not a single lobbyist has been punished for breaching the lobbying code of conduct in the past five years. It says:

An auditor-general’s report earlier this year found the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet … had not suspended or removed the registration of a single lobbyist since 2013, despite identifying at least 11 possible breaches.

Why not? When will the Prime Minister admit that by not enforcing his own code of conduct for lobbyists, he is allowing a corporate takeover of our democracy?