There's some real first day of school vibes up on the Hill today as Parliament House begins parliamentary orientation or "pollie school".
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The 35 new House of Representative members of the class of '22 have been learning the ropes of parliament to be ready for the first sitting week.
On Friday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese infuriated crossbench MPs in lower house and in the Senate when he advised them that the number of parliamentary advisers would be slashed from four to one.
In the fresh week, the member for Curtin Kate Chaney described the teal independents as "all quite resourceful women" while the new member for North Sydney Kylea Tink is also seeking a meeting with Mr Albanese when he returned from his Europe trip.
"I think one of the things to note really is that [at] this stage, all we've received is a letter from the Prime Minister proposing that our staff number has been reduced," the new MPs told reporters.
"I think we're all very hopeful of meeting with the Prime Minister when he returns and actually having a constructive conversation around what resources we will need to do the job we've been asked to do by our community."
Meanwhile the new federal Labor member for Hunter Dan Repacholi declared he will be a "big voice for the Hunter" and his position on coal does not put him at odds with the rest of the ALP.
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