Macho swagger, heckling and stale questions: a new dawn fails to arrive in Canberra | CroweDM
Some simple steps will help: more respect, less shouting, fewer cheap shots. The first two weeks of this parliament suggest the changes will be incremental.Alex Ellinghausen
There was little evidence of this in question time. The only significant change to the format was the additional question for independent and Greens MPs to reflect their numbers. The crossbench now gets questions number five, 13 and 21, on the assumption there is time for all of them. There is no change to the use of Dorothy Dixers in which ministers can write the questions for a friendly MP to ask them.
The first practical outcome of this parliament, at least in the sense that it matters outside the building, was the passage of the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 on Tuesday. This is the first bill passed by both houses in the new parliament. It sets up a new funding instrument for aged care providers, authorises the health department to issue “star ratings” for residential aged care homes and has a code of conduct for providers and workers.
The climate debate at around noon on Thursday included practical agreements on amendments from Labor, the Greens and independents. Bowen rejected some amendments, such as a call from Greens leader Adam Bandt to cut emissions by 75 per cent, but agreed to others.The independents had their concerns heard. Monique Ryan gained an amendment on accountability and ambition on behalf of another independent, Kate Chaney, who was absent with COVID-19.
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