We see their spokespeople quoted in the papers and their ads on TV, but beyond that we know very little about how Australia’s lobby groups get what they want. This series shines a light on the strategies, political alignment and policy platforms of ten lobby groups that can influence this election. Late-19th-century American journalist Ambrose ...
Patient advocate or doctors’ union? How the AMA flexes its political muscle
By Stephen Duckett
10 Jun 2016