Improved productivity in the Parlimentary system

May 15, 2026

My experience in a government department with regional depots spanning a large state and a central main office tells me that technology provides simple solution to this problem .

When the Parliamentary system was set up in the time of telegraph and train travel, there was a need for the Parliament to gather regularly in one location Canberra or the state/territory capital cities. With present day technology that is not so .

Parliament could be held from local electoral offices via the Internet with quarterly or even yearly trips to the central Parliament house. Apart from the obvious advantages of savings on not needing two offices, cost of travel to and from accommodations, meals, reconnecting with electorate and a reduction in the politics of politics (we may get a Prime Minister or Opposition leader to serve a full term) we will get a reduction in the revolving door of lobbying, politicians may well be more connected with their electorate, more aware of local issues and less connected with lobbyist doing their job – selling / representing the interests of the company they get paid by.