Australia: Political lobbyists who hide attempts to influence pose corruption risk, Icac warns
Political donors and lobbyists are creating or joining not-for-profit groups to hide their attempts to influence government, the New South Wales corruption watchdog says.
The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) released an 86-page report on Tuesday detailing the current corruption risks threatening the NSW public sector.
The report identified hidden lobbying – rather than professional and transparent lobbying – as “more likely to cross over into corruption”.
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