Six teal MPs and fellow independent MP Andrew Wilkie have united to express disappointment about Labor’s commitment to transparency.
Documents show Richard Marles was involved in a decision to prohibit the release of information on where government VIP planes flew and who was on board.
The Victorian senator claimed travel entitlements for eight days – even though he stayed on a Defence vessel.
Former environment minister Ryan Smith charged taxpayers an average of $386 per day for communications in the first three months of this year,the latest reports show.
The reports,which are supposed to be made public every three months,have not been uploaded to the state’s transparency portal for more than a year.
The rising cost of accommodation has prompted the Remuneration Tribunal to alter the entitlements of members of parliament.
Incumbent members of parliament are richly funded by taxpayers to clutter our letterboxes with their self-promotion.
Putting a cap on electoral spending in NSW is a good idea,but the benefits of incumbency still make it hard for smaller parties and independents to compete.
The fares included hundreds of trips between Sydney,Canberra and Melbourne,revealing the fact that there is no consistent policy for domestic travel across the Commonwealth public service.
The Warringah MP will also ask for the prime minister to be stripped of the power to decide parliamentarians’ staffing.
Matthew Guy’s staffing woes have continued after his state opposition lost another senior aide just three months out from the election.