Taylor Slams Labor's Parliament Expansion Plan

0:00Opposition leader Angus Taylor is firing up a big campaign against labor's plan to add at least 40 members of parliament to federal houses. He's calling it out of touch, especially with the parliamentary budget office modeling showing it would cost $620 million over. Time. Earlier this week, Taylor teamed up with nationals leader Matt Canavan to slam the idea hard. They say Australians are dealing with a cost of living crunch and fuel prices through the roof. So why blow cash on more politicians when the economy needs fixing inside the coalition reactions are mixed. Some liberal MPs quietly like the expansion for bringing in fresh faces since the parliament size hasn't budged since the 1980s despite population growth. But party room talks push them to oppose it politically like they did with the voice referendum. The push comes from special minister Don Farrell who points out electorates now average 177,000 people double with a were back in 1984 when Bob Hawke last expanded seats.

1:03Groups like the Institute of Public Affairs back at two saying bigger parliament means better democracy. Despite makes it tougher for labor to pass anything through the Senate without a deal, maybe with the Greens. Farrell is eyeing tweaks like adding two more senators per state. But Taylor's attack could cool the whole push for now. This has been Sydney News Today, powered by AI.