Joint Submission to Senate Inquiry on Lobbyists Access to Australian Parliament
The #OurDemocracy coalition are calling on the Albanese Government to overhaul lobbying laws and ensure our politicians are accountable to the people, not big industries.
In a submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Finance and Public Administration, the #OurDemocracy coalition called on the Albanese Government to:
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Include professional lobbyists in Federal Lobbyists Register, and require them to disclose their meetings;
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Require Ministers, Shadow Ministers and senior staff to publish their diaries;
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Strengthen enforcement of the Lobbyist Code of Conduct; and
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Stop the revolving door of Ministers entering industry jobs.
Harmful industries like gambling, fossil fuels, weapons and tobacco have exploited Australia’s weak laws for financial gain, and caused significant harm to the lives of people and communities. These reforms would bring Australia in line with some of the strongest lobbying transparency laws in the world, including Ireland, Canada and Scotland.
Submission to 2025-26 Federal Budget consultation
The Human Rights Law Centre has put forward recommendations to the 2025-26 federal budget submissions across a range of issues, including campaigning for an Australian Human Rights Act, migration justice, prisoners’ rights, whistleblower protection and modern slavery.
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Submission to Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Act 2021 review
The Human Rights Law Centre is calling for stronger safeguards for the right to privacy and warned that these powers enable the AFP and ACIC to undertake significant invasions of privacy, encroach on the right to privacy, and threaten to have a chilling effect on the work of journalists and their sources.
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Submission to Inquiry into antisemitism at Australian universities
In a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights’ inquiry into antisemitism on Australian university campuses, the Human Rights Law Centre has called for reforms that uphold Australia's commitment to international human rights standards, fostering a society that respects equality, freedom, and justice for all.
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Acknowledgement of Country
The Human Rights Law Centre acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands across Australia, including the lands of the Wurundjeri, Boon Wurrung, Gadigal, Ngunnawal, Darug and Wadawurrung people where we work from.
We pay our respect to Elders past and present. This land always was, and always will be Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land. Sovereignty has never been ceded.
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