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6 October 2016

2:00 PM

6 October 2016

2:00 PM

Pollies pryorities

Sir: If only’ the changes to the upper houses of Parliament recommended by Noreen Pryor could be enacted, we’d have a much better system of Government. Queensland doesn’t have an upper house and functions quite well without one.

Paul Keating colourfully called them ‘unrepresentative swill’ How true.

Not being scrutinised like publicly elected politicians, has allowed some to become very wealthy.

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