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July 20, 2018

Pairing and why it matters in the House of Commons

Louise Thompson, University of Surrey

An informal part of the Westminster process has come under the spotlight during voting on a key piece of Brexit legislation.

Cory Bernardi was recently caught up in a dispute over whether he had correctly disclosed a property he owns. AAP/Mick Tsikas

March 15, 2017

The case for holding politicians to the same disclosure standards as company directors

Bede Harris, Charles Sturt University

Politicians should be subject to a penalty regime similar to the far more stringent one that applies to company directors.

Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron outside Number 10 Downing Street, where he’ll be able to remain should there be a hung parliament. EPA/Facundo Arrizabalaga

April 10, 2015

If the UK parliament is hung again, Cameron can squat at Number 10

Jennifer Menzies, Griffith University

Britain looks set for another hung parliament after the May 7 election – a prospect that gets people surprisingly muddled. Australia could teach Britain’s leaders a lesson in caretaker governments.

Geoff Shaw’s potential expulsion from Victorian parliament raises serious questions about the scope of the Legislative Assembly’s powers and the way they are exercised. AAP/David Crosling

June 5, 2014

Explainer: Geoff Shaw and contempt of parliament in Victoria

John Waugh, The University of Melbourne

Independent MP Geoff Shaw should be grateful the opposition is only proposing to expel him from Victorian state parliament. It could be worse. Victoria’s Legislative Assembly still has the power to lock…

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