MPs aim for lightning sitting on stimulus, as third parliamentarian contracts virus
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
A pared-down parliament will aim to pass the government’s stimulus package in a single day’s sitting on Monday.
As a third federal parliamentarian tested positive for coronavirus, the government and opposition agreed to pair 30 a side from the 151 House of Representatives members. The Senate will also be reduced.
Members with personal or...