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Select Committee live-streaming moves off Facebook
4 Feb 2024Live-streaming of public select committee hearings is now being hosted on Parliament’s own website instead of on Facebook. Read more Audio
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Harder than it looks: Welcome to the ministry Ms Costello
1 Feb 2024Being a government minister is harder than it looks. Parliament is a tough master of its governments. This week a clutch of ministers made mea culpas, and one is learning fast just how hard it can be.
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Legislative year begins with ending Productivity Commission
31 Jan 2024The first piece of legislation Parliament is looking at in 2024 disestablishes a Crown entity that MPs all agreed has been doing great work. But they don't all agree that it should go. Read more Audio
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New Year, newish Parliament, new MPs
30 Jan 2024Leader of the House, Chris Bishop, outlines the week to come in Parliament. A week with 19 maidens and just two bills. Read more Audio
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Parliament 2023, year of the shake-up
24 Dec 2023The House offers a selection of some of the highs and lows, and behind the scenes chats, from a year of great change at Parliament. Read more Audio
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Quick bills, long weeks at Parliament
21 Dec 2023When governments change, the new bunch typically want to quickly make a mark. The first weeks have been long weeks, all about marking fast marks. Read more Audio
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Digging in: Parliament's grind towards year's end
20 Dec 2023There’s a look in the eyes of many people who work on precinct that tells you they just want this parliamentary year to finish already, but it’s not quite done yet. Read more Audio
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Parliament's Speaker has outlined his approach to Question Time
19 Dec 2023The Speaker's role and approach are crucial to Parliament's good functioning. Gerry Brownlee has outlined to MPs what approach he will take in enforcing Parliament's rules regarding Question Time. Read more Audio
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Early stanzas: getting a feel for the new Parliament
17 Dec 2023It's early in the 54th Parliament and things are dynamic, with many MPs either still finding their feet or feeling out the others to see how they roll. Read more Audio
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Crash learning: MPs adjust to new roles
13 Dec 2023Parliament’s in urgency in this hectic, penultimate week before Christmas, and most MPs are undergoing a kind of crash course of learning and adjustment. Read more Audio
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Question Time answers become optional
12 Dec 2023Parliament is discovering how the Speaker will interpret its rules. Today's contention was can he force good answers from ministers, or indeed, any answers. Read more Audio
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