Crackdown on political lobbyists does not go far enough

October 12, 2026 — 5:16pm

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Five years after the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) recommended the overhaul of rules governing political lobbyists, the Minns government has announced a series of reforms that will make the NSW Electoral Commission regulate the influence pedlars and force third-party lobbyists to disclose links to local councils.

The reforms are welcome, particularly the requirement that will force third-party lobbyists to disclose links to local councils for the first time.

However, they are a watered-down response to 29 recommendations made by the ICAC five years ago, which included prohibiting secret meetings between lobbyists and........

© The Sydney Morning Herald