Twenty human rights, environment and health organisations including the Human Rights Law Centre, Australian Conservation Foundation and Australian Democracy Network have joined forces for the #OurDemocracy campaign.

With a federal election looming between August and May 2022, the groups say law reform is needed to improve the integrity of politicians and reduce the distorting influence big industries have in Australian politics.

The changes include a code of conduct for politicians, making lobbying and political donations more transparent, banning big donations and stopping outgoing ministers from taking up jobs in the industries they regulated.

Human Rights Law Centre senior lawyer Alice Drury said the political rules needed a reset.

"Our democracy works best when the government puts the best interests of people, our communities and our planet at the heart of every decision," she said.

"But right now that isn't happening and harmful industries like gambling and fossil fuels are skewing our democratic processes to win political outcomes that put their profits ahead of our wellbeing."

Australian Conservation Foundation's Matt Rose said many people felt let down or excluded from democracy due to the domination of vested interests.

"Our organisations have come together to make our democracy fairer and more transparent by speaking together and helping people reclaim their role in our democracy."

The government is currently consulting on a Commonwealth Integrity Commission but has yet to seek parliament's approval.

However, donation reform has stalled as the major parties disagree on the level of disclosure caps and who should be banned from donating.

Australian Associated Press