Speaker and Senate president agree to chair working group on pandemic-safe parliament
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Federal parliament’s Speaker Tony Smith and Senate President Scott Ryan have agreed to chair a proposed bipartisan working group on how parliament can meet safely during the pandemic.
Labor put forward the working group plan after Scott Morrison cancelled the two-week sitting that was due to start August 4.
The group would comprise the leader...





