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Chance to reform the allocation of staff in federal parliament has been lost

  • Written by: Maria Maley, Senior Lecturer in Politics, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
Chance to reform the allocation of staff in federal parliament has been lostMick Tsikas/AAP

How should staff resources be allocated to members of parliament to carry out their legislative and deliberative functions? Disappointingly, the newly released review of the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act fails to shift the status quo on this key question.

The review of the MOPS Act was the first in its 38 years of operation. It...

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