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Should the Federal Parliament term be increased to four years?

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop speaks and walks with Federal member David Coleman MP during a visit and funding announcement at Penshurst Park in Sydney, Thursday, June 9, 2016.(AAP Image/David Moir) NO ARCHIVING
David Coleman MP demanding the increase in Federal Parliament term. Source: AAP

A Turnbull Government M-P has reignited debate about whether the federal parliamentary term should be increased from three years to four. He says he believes it would give voters and businesses more certainty, and he has Labor's support.


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A Turnbull Government M-P has reignited debate about whether the federal parliamentary term should be increased from three years to four. He says he believes it would give voters and businesses more certainty, and he has Labor's support.


In theory, voters are only meant to go to the polls every three years, but the average time between federal elections is just two-and-a-half. Liberal M-P David Coleman has told the ABC he is pushing for that three-year federal parliamentary term to be extended to a fixed four years.


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