Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size Nationals MP Keith Pitt is concerned that new laws governing MP’s behaviour will deter future candidates of “good quality” from entering politics (“ ‘Unlike any workplace I’ve ever been in’: The push to punish MPs for bad behaviour ”, August 22).
What strange reasoning. I would have thought the guidelines would attract such people – we certainly need this to happen. Wendy Howard, Quakers Hill Independent member for North Sydney Kylea Tink will take a bullying complaint to the new watchdog if it passes into law.
Credit: Alex Ellinghausen Keith Pitt’s concern that an enforceable code of conduct would deter good people from entering politics is mystifying. It would appear that we have a different understanding of the term “quality”. Perhaps the hesitation of some candidates would open up the opportunity for more women in the Liberal Party – a move which, in itself, has the potential to improve parliamentary standards.
Philip Cooney, Wentworth Falls A main issue regarding the behaviour of politicians is the poor quality of the questions. Nearly every question by the opposition recently has been the same: why are we letting refugees from Gaza into this country? Of course, they all receive the same answer. The “Dorothy Dix” questions by the g.