Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s decision to cut the number of crossbench staffers has been met with criticism - as One Nation threatens to reject government legislation.
In a letter emailed out to the members, he informed them that they will only have just the one parliamentary staffer – in addition to the four in their electorate offices.
Stream your news live & on demand with Flash for $8/month and no lock in contracts. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022During the last Parliament under Scott Morrison’s government, crossbench members were able to have four staffers. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage Mr Albanese said his government “intends to increase resourcing” to the Parliamentary Library to support the members.
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