The Victorian premier has named his new cabinet after the exit of four ministers, while federal crossbench senators threaten to frustrate Labor’s agenda after the number of their advisers was suddenly cut. Follow live updates
has this morning defended the government’s decision to cut independent MPs and senators staffing allocation., independents will have four electorate staff and one extra adviser, down from four extra advisers under the Morrison government.If you’re a Labor MP, or Liberal MP or a Nat, you get four staff. If you’re a crossbench MP you get eight. That seems to me to be a bit out of whack.
People come to this job not for the pay but for the opportunity it provides to make a difference. Everyone is taking a haircut here, whether it is government staff, opposition staff ... Most Australians would say you’ve been elected, now knuckle down and do the job.
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