Political lobbyists with unfettered access to Australia’s parliament to be publicly named (opens original article in a new tab)

Australia will publicly name political lobbyists and the MPs who sponsor their access to Parliament House, under new transparency rules requiring two MPs to sign for passes and introducing fees and restrictions.

• Political lobbyists and MPs who sponsor their passes will be publicly named in an online register.
• New rules require two MPs to sign for a lobbyist pass, with the primary sponsor responsible for their behavior.
• Sponsored passes will now have restrictions on access times and include organization names, but not individual MP names.