Monique Ryan then explains what she thinks the difference between lobbying and raising concerns is:

Have I been lobbied? I speak every day to people who want to tell me about things that matter to them and that is lobbying and there’s nothing wrong with that.

But I think vested interests like sports companies, betting companies, have too much influence. I introduced my own bill earlier this week about lobbying activities, to regulate them better and have greater transparency who is meeting with ministers, where, when and why, to open ministerial diaries and enforce the lobbyist code of conduct we have here which is unenforced and has the effectiveness of a wet tissue.

It’s really important because Australians are asking why the Government hasn’t taken action on gambling advertising and the Prime Minister has never explained this to anyone’s satisfaction and it has to be because he’s listening to those people more than to those who voted him in and care about this issue.