The Importance of the Executive in the Australian Constitution

The issue that has been raised and I guess it's by a smaller number of conservative critics. The claim would be that unless the voice would be consulted or given a chance to you know give advice on these things either it could be taken to court, they say. A related question we from Lynn Young asks relating to Julian Lisa quitting as Shadow Attorney General and Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians. If someone gives up a shadow ministry do they earn less money? Well yes so there's a backbencher salary that basically every politician gets which was raised to $217,000 last year.