Seven years after Norfolk Island's parliament was abolished, the federal government is considering ways to restore self-rule in the remote Australian territory.
The nine politicians in the legislative assembly of the island, about 1440km east of Brisbane, were sacked in 2015 after the Commonwealth decided it was broke and vital services had disintegrated.
A federal administrator was appointed alongside a local council, with residents enrolled to pay tax in Australia in return for having their health and education needs provided first by NSW, and then Queensland since last year.
