Revolving Door Between Government and the Tobacco…
Revolving Door Between Government and the Tobacco Industry Influencing Tobacco Policy in Australia Watts C, Jones M, Lindorff K, Freeman B. How tobacco companies use the revolving door between government and industry to influence policymaking: an Australian case study. Public Health Res Pract. 2023; Online early publication.
“Tobacco companies lobby the Australian government using ‘in-house’ employees, lobbyists working in firms acting on their behalf, and third-party allies with common interests. Almost half (48%) of internal tobacco company lobbyists had held positions in the Australian government (state, territory and/or federal) before or after working in the tobacco industry. Likewise, 55% of lobbyists acting on behalf of tobacco companies had held government positions before or after working as a lobbyist. In-house tobacco industry lobbyists, as well as those working on behalf of tobacco companies within lobbying firms, were found to have held senior governmental positions, such as a Member of Parliament (MP) or Senator, chief or deputy chief of staff, or senior advisor in a ministerial office, and many had moved into or out of government within one year of working for a tobacco company (56%) or as a lobbyist (48%).
How tobacco companies use the revolving door between government and industry to influence policymaking: an Australian case study
Tobacco companies are strategically using the revolving door between the government and the tobacco industry as a key political lobbying mechanism to try to influence public health policy in Australia.”
Stephen Hamann
