Letter about Ban Conflicts of Interest in Office

Dear [Politician Name], I am writing as a constituent who wants Australia's parliament to meet a basic integrity standard: people in power should not hold conflicting investments while they write the rules, and former ministers should not walk straight into lobbying jobs. I ask you to support and advance: 1. Clear bans on conflicting share trading and investments for sitting MPs and ministers. 2. A real cooling-off period — at least five years — before former ministers can take lobbying or related influence roles. 3. Public disclosure that is timely and enforceable, not optional paperwork. Australians are watching. If the rules do not apply to the people who make them, the system is broken. Please write back with the concrete steps you will take this term. Yours sincerely, [Your Name]