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National affairs Flying high James Panichi 14 August 2023 Qantas’s relations with government underscore the inadequacies of Australia’s lobbying laws National affairs China’s gift to transparency campaigners James Panichi 7 May 2021 Foreign influence laws are highlighting the shortcomings of Australia’s rules for lobbyists Essays & reportage How Big Tobacco’s divide-and-conquer strategy exposed the EU’s flaws James Panichi 14 October 2013 Unlike Australia, the European Union buckled on plain packaging in the face of fierce lobbying, writes James Panichi. Still not satisfied, the tobacco industry sought to… National affairs Political integrity: Victoria goes part of the way Joo-Cheong Tham 9 November 2011 More reforms are needed to ensure the integrity of party fundraising and regulate lobbyists in Victoria, writes Joo-Cheong Tham