Why Tom Elliott thinks MPs not living in their electorates ‘is a problem’

It was revealed on Wednesday that Environment and Climate Action Minister Jaclyn Symes refuses to live in her regional electorate of Northern Victoria.

3AW Mornings host Tom Elliott questioned how an MP could know what their electorate needed without spending significant time in and around the area.

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“You represent a group of people in a certain geographical area, you should live among them,” he said.

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