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Briefing paper
Pandemic international but shutting Parliament uniquely Australian
Publisher
COVID-19
Infectious diseases
Disease management
Parliament of Australia
Parliamentarians
Australia
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Description
Summary:
- Australian Parliament suspended for 5 months until 11 August.
- Number of sitting days for 2020 cut by 21, which is almost a 30% reduction in the 72 scheduled sitting days for the House of Representatives originally planned for the year.
- Other democracies facing coronavirus have limited the impact on parliamentary sitting, losing 0-9 sitting days, and have put in place other accountability measures including NZ’s Epidemic Response Committee
Publication Details
Copyright:
Centre for Public Integrity 2020
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
4 Apr 2020
