Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie Network) Share this | Hansard source

My question is for the Minister representing the Attorney-General. Apparently nearly 2,400 people have direct access to Parliament House with a sponsored security pass. Getting one of these so-called orange passes is a huge win for lobbyists. It lets them wander around the halls of Parliament House without an escort. It gives them a chance to 'bump into' ministers at Aussie's cafe or drop in to see MPs or senators in their offices. But Australians, much to their dismay, are in the dark about who the orange passes' holders are, whose interests they represent and what they're actually doing here. Why can't the people of Australia know the details of who they are? Why is there no transparency over who has direct access to federal politicians inside Parliament House?