MPs to clean up after themselves during 'party week' after Parliament cleaners call strike

By Heath Aston
Updated November 26 2015 - 5:18pm, first published 12:46pm
The wages of cleaners at Parliament House have been frozen at 2012 levels - $21.10 a hour -  after the Abbott government scrapped Commonwealth cleaning services guidelines. Photo: Jamila Toderas
The wages of cleaners at Parliament House have been frozen at 2012 levels - $21.10 a hour - after the Abbott government scrapped Commonwealth cleaning services guidelines. Photo: Jamila Toderas
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will kick off Christmas celebrations with drinks with the press gallery on Tuesday - however the Parliament House cleaners are planning strike action. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will kick off Christmas celebrations with drinks with the press gallery on Tuesday - however the Parliament House cleaners are planning strike action. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
It was cleaners who had to deal with the aftermath of a wild party in the prime ministerial suite on the night Tony Abbott was rolled by Mr Turnbull that resulted in a broken marble coffee table.
It was cleaners who had to deal with the aftermath of a wild party in the prime ministerial suite on the night Tony Abbott was rolled by Mr Turnbull that resulted in a broken marble coffee table.

It's shaping as The Hangover: Canberra for partying politicians and their staff.

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