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Sponsored Passes

I was elected on a platform to do politics differently with integrity and more transparency.

Australians clearly want more transparency and there are many areas where I am pushing the government for reforms.

One area is around requiring parliamentarians to disclose who they are sponsoring Parliament House access passes to. These passes provide almost all areas access and last time it was made public during Senate Estimates there were around 2000 passes handed out. I don't have a problem with these passes but believe there should be more transparency as people deserve to know who their elected representatives have granted access to - some are volunteers, others are lobbyists, business people, NGOs, union representatives, etc.

Requiring these to be disclosed is something I have been pursuing with the Presiding Officers.

Below is the list of people I have sponsored passes for:

 

NAME ORGANISATION
Ayla Chorley Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education
David Palmerlee Regional Education Support Network
George Lester Bees and Blossoms
Gregory Harford Canberra Business Chamber
Harriet Spring Scam Victim Alliance
Holly Rankin Sentiment
James Trezise Biodiversity Council
Kate Seselja Gambling Harm Lived Experience Expert
Kerrie Aust AMA
Kieran Pender Human Rights Law Centre
Konrad Michalski Punter's Politics
Maly Azize Anglicare Australia
Mark Degotardi Australian Community Housing
Matthew Addison CoSBOA
Matthew Atchison Building 4.0 CRC
Matthew Georgeson Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education
Melissa Beaumont Lee Skip Foundation
Michael Cornish Australian Land Conservation Alliance
Michael Fotheringham AHURI
Natasha Blucher Asylum Seeker Recourse Centre
Paddy O'Leary Country Needs People
Professor Dea Thiele Yerrabi Yurwang
Professor Kim Rubenstein University of Canberra
Sarah Dale Refugee Advice and Casework Service
Selina Walker Yerrabi Yurwang
Mark Ogge Australia Institute
Alexandra Pagliaro Australian Community Housing