The current system allows powerful actors to attempt to influence government decision-making covertly. To improve transparency, here are four key reforms.
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Electric utilities don’t make money from selling power to customers, but instead profit from investments in power plants, wires, substations and other equipment.
With spectacle, personality clashes and corruption increasingly defining American politics, it was only a matter of time before TMZ would set its sights on the Beltway.
Research shows discrimination often reduces civic engagement among marginalized groups. These women are bucking that trend.
An analysis of former transport ministers’ diaries shows which interest groups get face-to-face time with decision-makers – and which voices are largely absent.
New research finds about 20 groups dominate climate policy in Australia, from firms to industry advocates and NGOs to thinktanks.
The gas industry is opposed to labels that warn consumers of the potential harms of gas stoves.
More fossil fuel lobbyists are coming to global climate talks to try to get favourable outcomes. Now their role is in the spotlight.
The husband of antisemitism special envoy Jillian Segal has donated to Advance. Here’s what the group’s all about.
Murray Watt came to the role of environment minister with a reputation as a fixer. The question now is, what will he trade to get WA miners on side?
The food industry faces the same ‘stranded asset’ problem as fossil fuel companies.
Australian second-wave feminist Beatrice Faust was a lifelong advocate for abortion law reform. She resisted narratives of victimhood, despite a grim childhood.
When it comes to political donations from alcohol and gambling companies, the Australian public is often in the dark, research shows, despite recent reforms.
The climate policy pendulum is swinging back again with Trump in office. Money, lobbying and talking about red vs. blue states all play a role in the political and public divide.
The scale of the chemical industry’s lobbying campaign and clean-up costs for PFAS have been revealed by a new collaboration of scientists and journalists.
An expert spells out how companies seek to influence climate policy at Cop29 and beyond.
A major takeout from the inquiry into the national response to COVID is that a lack of trust would likely mean a less cooperative public during a future pandemic.
Patient advocacy groups are often funded through pharmaceutical companies, but there are currently no regulations governing disclosure of this potential conflict of interest.
The Heritage Foundation, a sponsor of the Republican National Convention, would likely be influential in shaping a possible Trump administration’s policies.
Two scholars of nonprofits explain what is and isn’t permissible.
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Lecturer in Politics, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Communications, Media and Culture, University of Stirling
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Professor of Political Science, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University
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Senior Research Fellow in Commercial Determinants of Health, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, UMass Boston
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Reader in Politics, Loughborough University
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Studies, George Mason University
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Professor of Sociology, University of Bristol
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Associate Professor of Accountancy, Brigham Young University
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Jim Moran Professor of Strategic Management, Florida State University
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