Q. Currently the only requirement for lobbying politicians in Australia is that professional lobbyists must register if they intend to lobby ministers or senior public servants.
Would you support the following reforms:
|
Total Support |
Total Oppose |
Strongly support |
Support |
Oppose |
Strongly oppose |
Don’t know |
|
| extending the Lobbyist Register to all MPs, not just ministers |
54% |
8% |
24% |
30% |
6% |
2% |
37% |
| requiring ministers and shadow ministers to publicly reveal everyone they meet other than constituents |
56% |
10% |
23% |
33% |
8% |
2% |
34% |
| banning former ministers and senior officials from lobbying in their former portfolio area for 5 years |
51% |
9% |
22% |
29% |
8% |
1% |
39% |
The majority of people support each of the reforms listed. The highest level of support was for ministers and shadow ministers to publicly reveal everyone they meet other than constituents (56%).
There were very low levels of opposition to each of these reforms, but a significant proportion of people selected don’t know (between 34-39% for each reform).
There were no significant differences in the level of support for these reforms based on voting intention.