In British-style parliamentary systems, a backbencher is a member of parliament who doesn’t hold government office and isn’t a spokesperson of the opposition. They’re essentially a rank and file ...

Nationals maverick Barnaby Joyce has defended his backbench rebellion on net zero, decrying the opposition’s embrace of the 2050 target as a “singular crusade” that he never voted for. Mr Joyce will ...

Labour MP Mick Whitley has introduced a bill to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, with the goal of creating “a people-focused and rights-based approach” to ensure all ...

CYBERJAYA: Backbench MPs who did not vote to cap the Prime Minister’s tenure at 10-years should answer to their voters and their respective party whips, says government spokesman Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.