Lobby Groups and others - Australia

Which organisations are clients of lobbying businesses?

• Businesses, environmental organizations, and community organizations
• Sporting bodies, educational organizations, and fundraising organizations
• Environmental organizations, fundraising organizations, and community organizations
• Major banks, major manufacturing and mining companies, sporting bodies, educational organizations, and community organizations

Which areas of Australia's natural environment have been protected by environmental organisations?

• Great Barrier Reef, native forests in Tasmania and Victoria, Ningaloo Reef, and Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary
• Sporting bodies, educational organizations, and fundraising organizations
• Businesses, environmental organizations, and community organizations
• Fundraising for environmental campaigns, protecting Australia's natural environment, representing the interests of employers and employees

What is the role of lobbyists in influencing government decisions?

• To fundraise for environmental campaigns
• To approach members of parliament and argue a case for change in the law
• To represent the interests of employers and employees
• To protect Australia's natural environment

What are the benefits and drawbacks of using an organisation to lobby for a cause?

• Benefits: Protecting Australia's natural environment, Drawbacks: Requires payment of a fee
• Benefits: Fundraising for environmental campaigns, Drawbacks: Requires payment of a fee
• Benefits: Effective due to expertise, Drawbacks: Requires payment of a fee
• Benefits: Representing the interests of employers and employees, Drawbacks: Requires payment of a fee

What is the purpose of lobbying organisations?

• To influence government decisions
• To protect Australia's natural environment
• To fundraise for environmental campaigns
• To represent the interests of employers and employees

What are the goals of environmental groups and organisations?

• To represent the interests of employers and employees
• To fundraise for environmental campaigns
• To protect Australia's natural environment
• To prevent the actions of business or government from damaging areas of environmental importance

Which organization campaigned for the protection of the Great Barrier Reef?

• Salvation Army
• Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF)
• Australian Football League
• Wilderness Society

What is lobbying?

• Protecting Australia's natural environment
• Fundraising for environmental campaigns
• Approaching members of parliament to argue a case for change in the law
• Representing the interests of employers and employees

Which types of organizations employ lobbyists?

• Sporting bodies, educational organizations, and fundraising organizations
• Environmental organizations, fundraising organizations, and community organizations
• Businesses, sporting bodies, educational organizations, and community organizations
• Businesses, environmental organizations, and community organizations

Which organization led the campaign to save the Franklin River in southwest Tasmania?

• Wilderness Society
• Salvation Army
• Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF)
• Australian Football League