The teal independents want to hold government to account. That starts with high-quality information
- Written by Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
The election of a record number of independents to the House of Representatives will undoubtedly increase pressure on parliament to change how it operates. Already the newly elected independent member for Goldstein, Zoe Daniel, has called for more resources for two key institutions, the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) and the Parliamentary...