Australian MPs will be forced to reveal when they take actions on behalf of foreign governments as part of a plan to protect against political interference.
Former ministers and staffers who go on to work for foreign powers or businesses within three years of leaving office will also have to declare it on a public register.
But charities have been spared from the redrafted Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill, which originally could have imposed onerous reporting requirements on them.
Parliament's national security and intelligence committee wants a register of lobbyists acting on behalf of foreign powers, and a parallel register for MPs who take actions on behalf of foreign governments.
Committee chair Andrew Hastie said Australia's security agencies had warned of a "significant increase of covert influence activities" within Australia.
"These represent a threat to Australia's sovereignty, the integrity of our national institutions and the exercise of our citizens' rights", the Liberal MP said on Monday.
The bill aims to curb foreign influence by establishing a register of people acting on behalf of a foreign power, and former ministers who take foreign lobbying work within three years of leaving parliament.
The bill caused problems with the Chinese government after reports in 2017 that it was aimed at curbing growing Chinese influence in Australian politics.
The bill has bipartisan support and is due to be introduced to the lower house on Tuesday.
PM digs in for debate on espionage bill
Malcolm Turnbull has warned Australia should never be complacent about protecting its sovereignty and democracy.
The prime ministerial warning came ahead of a debate in parliament about proposed new foreign interference and espionage laws.
"The foreign interference laws are designed to do no more than ensure that Australians are responsible for our political decisions, for our democracy and where foreign interests seek to influence our affairs in Australia they do so openly," Mr Turnbull told reporters in Canberra on Monday.
