Queensland, NSW, Victoria, the ACT and Tasmania all publish a record of who its elected leaders are meeting with.

That’s information that, at the federal level, you need to submit a Freedom of Information request to access.

And what comes back is often heavily redacted.

One Nationals senator has said it’s simple logic: if a meeting would look bad, don't take it.

So why won’t the Federal Government be transparent?

The National Account's Archie Milligan has the rundown:

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