Senator and Members of the House of Representatives in the Senate marking the start of the 45th Parliament at Parliament House in Canberra Source: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
The newly-elected federal parliament may have a record number of female MPs but it is likely to have fewer MPs born overseas than the last. The lack of ethnic diversity has sparked calls for controversial candidate citizenship requirements to be scrapped.
The newly-elected federal parliament may have a record number of female MPs but it is likely to have fewer MPs born overseas than the last. The lack of ethnic diversity has sparked calls for controversial candidate citizenship requirements to be scrapped.
