Less than one third of the 32 new federal MPs have delivered their maiden speeches to the 43rd parliament of Australia. There are more than a few faces to watch among the 24 men and eight women, writes Crikey intern Inga Ting.
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Better pay the easy answer to MP perk rorts
Parliamentarians deserve an allowance system that leads them not into temptation, writes Stephen Bartos.
Vic staffers code of conduct: be nice to your MP
As of today, electorate office staff of Victorian MPs will be bound by a new code of conduct signed off by Victorian Speaker Jenny Lindell and Council President Robert Smith, writes Bernard Keane.
Cleaning up moonlighting MPs is problematic
The Prime Minister sounds like he’s determined to end the ability of MPs to earn significant incomes outside Parliament. Kinda, sorta, writes Bernard Keane.
The Queensland Liberal leadership farce is Dante-esque
I’m not certain if anyone held up a sign with the inscription “abandon hope, all ye who enter here” before Brendan Nelson signalled he would intervene in the Queensland Libs’ leadership farce, but he’ll quickly discover what it feels like to be in purgatory, if not hell, writes Mark Bahnisch.
Exclusive: Brethren get a foot in the doors of power
Crikey can exclusively reveal that the secretive Christian sect, the Exclusive Brethren, has gone to great lengths to obtain parliamentary lobbying status for two of its leading Sydney members, writes Alex Mitchell.
