A recent Canberra Times article argued that Canberra's lobbying system is "built for insiders". It is a serious claim, and the questions it raises about transparency and accountability deserve a genuine response.
But the article leans heavily on federal examples - gas export taxation, national gambling advertising reforms and Commonwealth parliamentary passholders. That is a different conversation. The ACT inquiry is about how people and organisations engage with decision-makers here, in this city.
Those are not the same problem, and treating them as though they are risks leading us to the wrong solutions.
