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Parliamentary 'newbies' inspect their workplace, with some complaints

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Conversation

As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team.

Michelle and Peter Browne from the Politics + Society team discuss Anthony Albanese’s weighing a Ukraine visit and whether Australia will announce more support for that country and reopen its embassy there.

They also canvass the just-released Lowy Institute’s poll, which found a narrow majority of Australians support increased defence spending, and Defence Minister Richard Marles’ announcement extending the terms of the military’s top brass.

Meanwhile Parliament House has been like the first week of school, with new MPs being briefed on how the place works. Crossbenchers are in a row with the government over Albanese’s plan to cut back the additional staff they will get, above the entitlement of government and opposition backbenchers, from four in the last parliament to just one.

Authors: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Read more https://theconversation.com/word-from-the-hill-parliamentary-newbies-inspect-their-workplace-with-some-complaints-186041

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