Senate is ‘only place this Labor government is unable to escape accountability’, Liberal says
An opposition senator accused of wasting the time of public servants by submitting nearly 13,000 formal written questions in two years – including more than 300 about the use of paper – has accused Labor of hypocrisy and vowed not to slow down.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup The questions on notice system is considered a part of parliamentary transparency, much like freedom of information requests and Senate orders to produce government documents. For example, Hume has asked several department and agencies – including smaller entities such as the Australian Institute of Family Studies and Cancer Australia – about the amount of paper they have used over the past five years and who manufactured it.
After Hume, the next highest inquisitors are Tasmanian senators, Jacqui Lambie and the Greens’ Nick McKim, who each have 2,827 and 1,302 questions on notice to their name since May 2022.
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