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Governing for integrity: A blueprint for reform

Governing for Integrity: a blueprint for reform

How do we ensure greater transparency, accountability, and integrity across our government and political system?

Every major political party and Independent has agreed on the need for reform. But what shape will these reforms take?

Governing for Integrity – a blueprint for reform presents recommendations based on wide-ranging consultations with experts, government agencies and everyday Australians.

This report presents the architecture of a new system – one that goes beyond punishing corruption and fosters the highest level of integrity across our government and parliament.

This draft report was launched at the National Integrity Forum in Melbourne on April 3.

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Australia|Lobbying|Submission
Submission: Political Lobbying (Integrity and Transparency) Bill

August 31, 2026

Download Transparency International Australia welcomes the opportunity to make a submission in relation to the Political Lobbying (Integrity and Transparency) Bill.Lobbying is a legitimate part of any democracy, helping decision-makers consider different policy options and ensuring constituents can be heard. The risk arises when...

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Who's shaping climate action?

May 31, 2026

Download Who’s Shaping Climate Action? How weak lobbying rules and the revolving door put Australia’s climate and energy policy at risk analyses the federal Register of Lobbyists, revealing that the number of former government officials on the register grew from 36 in 2015 to...

Australia|Lobbying|Submission
Submission: Inquiry into lobbying arrangements in the ACT

May 28, 2026

Download Transparency International Australia welcomes the ACT Integrity Commission's inquiry into arrangements for lobbying and influence in government in the ACT and is pleased to make the following submission. The ACT's current lobbying scheme, unchanged in any comprehensive sense since its implementation in 2014,...