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The Australian Lobby Group was founded by Australians with a strong sense of service to their country and a deep understanding of how decisions made in Canberra affect everyday lives. Our founders bring real-world business experience, community leadership, and frontline engagement with policy and regulation, not career politics or corporate lobbying. They have built businesses, managed workforces, navigated government red tape, and seen firsthand the consequences of policy failures on families, workers and local communities.
Scott Challen
I didn’t co-found The Australian Lobby Group because I love politics. I co-founded it because I’ve spent 30 years living with the consequences of bad political decisions made by people who never wear the cost.
I’m a builder. An employer. A veteran. A taxpayer. And I’m the father of four daughters. That last part matters more than anything else.
I run real businesses in the real economy, the part of Australia that produces things, employs people, and keeps the country running while Canberra talks to itself. I take my responsibility seriously, not just to my employees or clients, but to the next generation I’m raising.
I want my daughters to inherit a country that’s stronger, safer, and more coherent than the one I see being mismanaged today. And I’ve watched Australia get hollowed out.
Lobbying already runs this country. The lie is that everyday Australians aren’t allowed to participate.
Big corporates lobby. Foreign interests lobby. Industry bodies lobby. They shape regulation, influence policy, and enjoy constant access to power.
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Australians don’t lose because lobbying exists. They lose because only one side is organised. The Australian Lobby Group exists to fix that imbalance.
This isn’t a protest movement. It’s not a social media outrage machine. And it’s not a political party begging for votes every few years.
It’s a professional lobbying operation built for Australians who actually carry the load, workers, small business owners, families, veterans, tradies, farmers, and people who still believe citizenship should mean something.
My why is simple:
I refuse to look my daughters in the eye one day and tell them I stayed silent while their future was negotiated away by people who will never live with the consequences.
So we built what was missing.
A lobby group that works for its clients.
A structure that turns public support into political leverage.
A professional operation that speaks the language power actually listens to.
And we will change this country.
Sam Bamford
I’m a former Australian Army soldier, serving as an infantry paratrooper, with a combat deployment to Afghanistan in 2012.
After discharging from the military, I transitioned into the business world, launching and contributing to multiple ventures before building my own platform. I now host the 2 Worlds Collide Podcast, which has grown into one of Australia’s most recognised independent podcasts, known for long-form, honest conversations that challenge mainstream narratives.
Through my military background, business experience, and media platform, my focus remains the same: truth, accountability, and putting Australia first.
My “why” is simple.
I’ve spent years studying politics, politicians, and how power actually operates in Australia. And the conclusion I keep coming back to is this: most politicians no longer work for the people, they work for lobbyists.
Decisions that affect everyday Australians are too often made behind closed doors, influenced by money, ideology, and special interests rather than the national interest.
That’s why being part of, and helping establish, the first Australian lobbying group that openly puts Australia first is a no-brainer for me. The goal is straightforward: to support, back, and advocate for politicians who prioritise Australians, Australian sovereignty, and Australian interests above all else.
No spin. No corporate capture. No overseas agendas. Just Australia first.
Lachlan Lade
I didn’t get involved in politics because it was fashionable or safe. I got involved because, even as a teenager, I could see Australia being steered by people insulated from the consequences of their decisions.
I’m an eighth-generation Australian who grew up on a family farm in Proserpine, Queensland. I raise animals, build things with my own hands, worked commission-only sales travelling the country, dropped out of university to pursue real-world opportunities, acted in major films, and built businesses and wealth in the real economy, not the bureaucratic one.
Known online as @Dunder_viking, I’m an unapologetic Australian nationalist who puts Australia First. Australians are not just an “idea” or a passport stamp—we are a distinct people forged by land, labour, grit, and history. I openly challenge mass immigration, demographic replacement, foreign-born politicians reshaping the host nation, and a political class that prioritises imported “taxpayers” over native-born families and living standards.
I’ve spent years inside political rooms most Australians never see, alongside mentors who fled communism and authoritarian regimes and understand what happens when nations surrender sovereignty and identity.
My “why” is simple. The government should serve the people, not manage them, over-tax them, or bury them in red tape. Australia is over-governed, under-led, and hollowed out by career politicians, corporate lobbyists, ideological NGOs, and global interests who never live with the consequences.
Lobbying already dominates this country. The difference is everyday Australians have been locked out. That’s why I’m helping build the Australian Lobby Group. This isn’t a protest movement or a political party. It’s a professional lobbying operation for Australians who still carry the country—farmers, workers, small business owners, families, veterans, and young Australians who want a future worth inheriting and building.
A structure that turns public support into political leverage.
A lobby group that unapologetically puts Australia and Australians first.
Proud. Direct. Zero apologies.
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