‘Totally unsustainable and ineffective’: Senators consider lottery system, time limits in wake of ‘massive increase’ in public bills
The 'marked increases' in Senate public bills reflects a Chamber that's moved from its ‘traditional role as the Chamber of sober second thought’ into one ‘of first thoughts,’ says former Liberal MP and current Senator Rodger Cuzner.
The Red Chamber is grappling with the “extraordinary” number of bills Senators are putting on the Order Paper, with a committee considering new rules to overhaul their system, including a lottery to pick their order, a vetting system, time limits, and capping the number ...
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