The rookies of the House of Representatives are in Canberra and learning how to do their new jobs. New member for Goldstein Tim Wilson used the Facebook Live video feature to give his followers a tour around his very bare parliamentary office. Viewers see the “long, thin, lifeless” corridors before getting an insight into where Wilson’s staff and the MP himself will sit. “Smells like a rented apartment that has just had its dry clean for the first time” is the verdict from Wilson, but Ms Tips is wondering how long it will be before the Parliament House Twitter account starts scolding new MPs for filming where they shouldn’t.
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