Tag: Australian Parliament
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Optus execs face grilling over triple-zero outage
Under-fire Optus executives have copped a parliamentary bashing for their response to a triple-zero outage linked to the deaths of three people. Chief executive Stephen Rue was in the firing line from coalition and crossbench senators for taking more than six hours to tell the communications minister and industry regulator about a massive increase in…
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Albanese government gets F on its integrity report card
The Albanese government has fared poorly on its integrity report card, failing key democratic marks including safeguarding against jobs for political mates and undue influence. The Centre for Public Integrity has urged the federal government to reset its course, accusing it of being less transparent and accountable than the Morrison government. It failed in its…
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Why David Pocock was booted from parliament’s sports club
The Australian Parliament Sports Club has attracted plenty of unwanted attention lately – for registering as a lobbying group, accepting sponsorship from the gambling lobby, and for kicking out ex-Wallabies captain David Pocock for having a problem with all that. Daanyal Saeed is Crikey’s media reporter and he broke the original story. Since then, he’s…
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Glamour in the nation’s capital as pollies show out
Hosted by the parliamentary press gallery in Canberra, the annual ball at Parliament House had been delayed from its regular late June spot because of the federal election. Modelled on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner – where well-known American comedians poke fun at the powerful – Wednesday’s even was MC’d by the pair behind satirical…
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Surely our darkest crisis is not the time for politicians to be keeping their distance
Parliaments around the globe are managing to live in a COVID-19 world, with most continuing to meet either with pared-back numbers or having hybrid in-person and remote attendance by politicians under reimagined standing orders. Even though we are now at almost six months of living with the full health and economic – public and private…