Three political foes unite against Prime Minister over staff allocation
Pauline Hanson, Fatima Payman and Dai Le are demanding an independent body oversee staff allocation instead of the Prime Minister.
Political rivals Pauline Hanson, Fatima Payman and Dai Le appeared together at Parliament House on Thursday. The three want to end the Prime Minister's control over extra staff for MPs and senators.
One Nation gets 0.83 staff per politician. Labor gets 4.09.
Payman, who left Labor over Palestinian statehood, has no extra staff. Le, who won western Sydney as an independent, has just one.
The three plan to introduce legislation in October. They want an independent body to decide who gets extra staff.
They say the system lacks transparency and has no appeal process.
- 0.83 staff
- One Nation allocation per politician
- 4.09 staff
- Labor allocation per politician
- 2024, over Palestinian statehood
- Payman left Labor
- Fowler, 2022, as independent
- Le won western Sydney seat
Why it mattersStaff help politicians serve constituents. Unequal allocation is unfair and hurts some MPs' ability to do their jobs.
AustraliaChanges to parliamentary staffing rules would affect how Australian MPs serve their communities if the three succeed in passing legislation in October.
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