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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Sarah Basford Canales

'Closed-shop politics': Greens, crossbenchers snubbed from powerful intelligence watchdog

New PJCIS chair Peter Khalil (left), Greens senator David Shoebridge (centre) and deputy chair Andrew Wallace. Pictures by Sitthixay Ditthavong, Marina Neil and Elesa Kurtz

Parliament's powerful intelligence and security watchdog will feature membership solely from the major parties in a move crossbenchers are calling "closed-shop politics".

The joint committee's membership was finalised on Tuesday evening, and announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday, naming Labor MP Peter Khalil as chair while former House speaker and Liberal MP Andrew Wallace takes on the role of deputy chair.

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