Kelly O’Dwyer calls for parliamentary reform and an end to echo chambers

Industrial minister also lamented ‘decline in civil discourse’ in valedictory speech

Kelly O’Dwyer has used her final speech in politics to call for the Australian parliament to adopt a British convention allowing governments to pursue their mandates when policies have been fairly disclosed to the public during elections.

The industrial relations minister, who was Australia’s youngest female cabinet minister, and the first woman to have a baby while serving in a cabinet post, is bowing out at the coming federal election.

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