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Pork-barrelling: the real reason to be in politics

The moral case for fiscal rectitude

4 December 2021

9:00 AM

4 December 2021

9:00 AM

When it comes to parliamentary question time, I hold an equivocal position. On the one hand, I feel I should watch to it to keep myself informed of political developments. On the other, it’s easy to feel completely dispirited by the quality of the questions, the quality of the answers and the puerile tactics used by both sides.

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