Australia's career political class on the rise

By Tom McIlroy
Updated March 25 2017 - 7:03pm, first published 6:52pm
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addressed his cabinet at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 31 January 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares  Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addressed his cabinet at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 31 January 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares Photo: Andrew Meares

Nearly half of all Liberal MPs in the federal parliament are former political staffers, party officials or government advisers, a steep increase since before the last election.