The first day on the job for 35 new members of Parliament
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Show Notes
So, you’ve been elected to Parliament. What next? How do you navigate the 75,000 square metres of Parliament House in Canberra? Where do you get a coffee? And where’s your office?
Annika Smethurst, the Age newspaper’s Victorian parliamentary correspondent and The Briefing’s Canberra insider, worked in the halls of federal parliament for more than a decade. She explains what 35 new members of the House of Reps face as they start their new jobs today.
They’ll be given an office, an advisor, and a showbag. So what’s it like to be a brand new MP?
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