Levelling the playing field: Lobbying in Australian politics

Join us for this webinar to hear about the issues with Australia’s lobbying regulations. What opportunities are there for monitoring and limiting undue influence of lobbying by commercial entities on public policy and the health and wellbeing of Australians and the environment?

Jennifer Lacy-Nichols is a Commercial Determinants of Health Research Fellow, University of Melbourne. Her work focusses on corporations, politics and health. Her current portfolio of work focusses on the development of methods to systematically monitor the political strategies of corporations such as lobbying, political donations, the revolving door and industry associations.

Katherine Cullerton is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Public Health, University of Queensland. Her current research involves understanding the barriers to evidence informing public policy and how advocates can better influence policy in Australia with a particular emphasis on the effects of framing and public opinion.