Australia politics live: Catherine King alleges to parliament a Liberal backbencher filmed conversation between them on a GoPro

Infrastructure minister Catherine King has asked for the issue to be referred to the parliament’s powerful privileges committee. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales MPs condemned for ‘part-time’ parliamentary yearScores of NSW MPs will earn the equivalent of more than $10,000 per sitting week in 2025 after a bid to increase the year’s 16-week calendar was rejected, AAP reports.To do this, government MPs have to turn up to parliament and discuss matters. Voters won’t be happy that government MPs would prefer to hide in their electorate offices rather than turning up to parliament, where they face scrutiny. Continue reading...

Australia politics live: Catherine King alleges to parliament a Liberal backbencher filmed conversation between them on a GoPro

Infrastructure minister Catherine King has asked for the issue to be referred to the parliament’s powerful privileges committee. Follow today’s news live

New South Wales MPs condemned for ‘part-time’ parliamentary year

Scores of NSW MPs will earn the equivalent of more than $10,000 per sitting week in 2025 after a bid to increase the year’s 16-week calendar was rejected, AAP reports.

To do this, government MPs have to turn up to parliament and discuss matters. Voters won’t be happy that government MPs would prefer to hide in their electorate offices rather than turning up to parliament, where they face scrutiny. Continue reading...