Parliamentary Reform Paper released - Media Comments - 25 January 2012

Family First SA's Parliamentary Reform Paper released 25 January 2012 can be downloaded here.

ONLINE MEDIA COVERAGE:

• Adelaide Advertiser "Family First Push to Ban By-Elections"
• ABC News "MP Calls for Upper House changes"
• Bigpond News "Family First wants regional sittings"
• SkyNews "Family First wants regional sittings"

RADIO COVERAGE:

Call for changes to the way that members are elected to the Legislative Council


Family First MLC Robert Brokenshire wants changes made to the way that members are elected to the Legislative Council. At present Council members represent the entire state, but Mr Brokenshire says that’s led to poor representation for regional voters:

(891ABC 7am & 639ABC 7am/8.30am) “The Legislative Council, where the members there have to represent the whole state, I think they should be out there on at least two occasions a year. When it comes to the House of Assembly, I’m advocating that they get out at least twice a term, that is, every other year.”

(891ABC 7.45am & 639ABC 7.30am/7.45am) “Now I support personally the Western Australian system where the Legislative Councillors are elected for a part of the state. I think that’s part of the reform debate we should have.”