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	Podcast:		The Signal
	Episode:		In defence of lobbyists
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:15:28
	Publish Date:		2019-03-27 12:00:00
	Description:		There's been an exodus from the conservative side of politics lately, as the federal election edges closer. It's a time-honoured tradition when the polls indicate one side of the political divide is about to cop a big loss. But where do politicians go once they quit the most powerful jobs in Australia? As many as a quarter of former ministers become lobbyists, according to research by the Grattan Institute, which has also found one in four lobbyists has worked as a political staffer. The rules that regulate how lobbying works are lax to say the least, so why does no-one seem to care? Today on The Signal, we examine the porous wall between politics and lobbying, and ask an actual lobbyist what goes on behind closed doors. Featured: Danielle Wood, Program Director, Budget Policy and Institutional Reform, The Grattan Institute Grahame Morris, Chairman and Federal Director, Barton Deakin Government Relations
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