Liberal MP is first to be suspended from lower house in five years – as it happened

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWere the teal party conversations sparked by the government’s electoral reforms?Yes and no, Allegra Spender and Zali Steggall say.There are many things that favour major party structures, and again, the public was incredibly cynical about that move, that it’s yet again major parties trying to rig the game for their benefit.I have had conversations over a period of time about how politics could evolve because people keep on coming to me and say they really worried about the times that we’re in.The question is: look, are