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Crossbench anger as government trims parliamentary staffers

LIBERAL PARTY LEADERSHIP REAX

Australian Parliament House in Canberra. Source: AAP / SAM MOOY/AAPIMAGE

The move has been labelled by some as "an attack on democracy" that leaves independents and minor parties unable to property scrutinize legislation.



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