Albanese gave Greens 15 staff before party blocked staffing inquiry
Albanese approved 15 Greens advisers on October 10, three days before they voted against a staffing inquiry.
Prime Minister Albanese signed off on 15 new staff for the Greens on October 10. Three days later, the Greens voted against a Senate motion to review his power to hand out extra jobs.
The PM controls how many extra paid advisers each MP gets. Every MP is entitled to five electorate officers as a baseline.
Pauline Hanson and independent senators are pushing for the system to change. They say understaffing hampers their ability to do their jobs and manage threats.
Labor, the Greens, and the Coalition all voted against the inquiry. One Nation has six MPs and just five personal staff, while the Greens receive significantly more.
Political experts say the current system is clearly open to abuse.
- 15
- Staff approved for Greens
- October 10
- Approval date
- 5
- Baseline officers per MP
- 6
- One Nation MPs
Why it mattersShows how a PM can use control over staffing as political leverage, rewarding parties that back government priorities and punishing those that don't.
AustraliaAustralian independents and minor parties struggle to function effectively with limited staff while the government controls who gets how many advisers.
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