Independent MP Helen Haines, who holds the Victorian seat of Indi, has long focused on integrity issues, and she joined us on the podcast.

Independents, Allegra Spender and Helen Haines, have declared they are pulling out of the elite lounges run by Qantas and Virgin, amid the ongoing spotlight on privileges.

The private member’s bill is unlikely to get through, but it raises important points about the scourge of pork-barrelling in Australian politics.