Parliament passes legislation recommended by Jenkins Report

The Government welcomes the passage of legislation today recommended by the Jenkins Report to provide additional protections to staff of Parliamentarians. The Parliamentary Workplace Reform (Set the Standard Measures No. 1) Bill 2022 makes changes to four pieces of legislation in order to implement recommendations 17 and 24 of the Jenkins Report. “This Bill provides additional protections…

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Doorstop – Parliament House, ACT

Topic(s): Labor’s pandemic spending; Religious Discrimination Bill; Commonwealth Integrity Commission; Press Club address;   Simon Birmingham: Good morning. Australia’s economy continues to show impressive credentials compared to the rest of the world, and for Australians, what is the real benefit of our economic strength are the record job numbers. Unemployment at 4.2 per cent, a 13…

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CH 7 – Sunrise with Natalie Barr

Topic(s): Jenkins Report; Religious Discrimination Bill; Natalie Barr:  Finance Minister Simon Birmingham joins me now. Morning to you.   Simon Birmingham: Morning, Nat.   Natalie Barr: You’ve led the government’s response to the Jenkins review into parliamentary culture. It was a significant step yesterday, but when will we see some practical action?   Simon Birmingham: So indeed, the acknowledgement…

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