Welcome back! Parliament returned for the first sitting week of 2023 and we had a lot of legislation to deal with.
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Both Houses were on again together this week and there was a lot on.
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Both Houses were on again together this week and there was a lot on.
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Senate Estimates this week finally had Labor Ministers back at the table. But the priority this week in the Reps was to make sure that all the legislation that needed to be in front of the Senate when it next sits was ready and waiting.
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Because we sat last Friday for the Queen’s condolences this week was only a 3 day parliamentary week. Was that enough to fill a 5&5? You bet.
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Because we sat last Friday for the Queen’s condolences this week was only a 3 day parliamentary week. Was that enough to fill a 5&5? You bet.
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Last week we established the foundations. This week we started delivering. It’s so good seeing the Parliament act as a Parliament.
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Well, I’ve decided I like this job better. We’re back in Parliament and, as you know, the Prime Minister is Anthony Albanese.
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This was one of those weeks when the Senate has estimates committee hearings while the Reps has its normal routine of legislation (what little of it there is) and Question Time.
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This week alternated between moments of unity and some of the toughest questioning Scott Morrison has had to deal with so far. It’s no surprise that the PM is so scared of ever getting into an actual debate with Labor.
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Last week we had a reshuffled ministry because Bridget McKenzie had resigned over “sports rorts”. This week the instability within the Coalition continued and by the end of the week the sports rorts story was back in the news and knocking on the Prime Minister’s door.
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Here’s the #5and5 for the first sitting week of 2020:
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The best and worst Parliament has to offer was certainly on full display during the last sitting week of 2019
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It’s a pretty simple summary of the best and worst. Best week for Labor. Worst week for the Liberals and Nationals.
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It was looking for a while like we could go a full two weeks without Angus Taylor being embroiled in a new scandal. But no. You can’t. Fantastic. Great move. Well done Angus…
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Every single day this week Scott Morrison proved he can’t give straight answers to simple questions.
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We all arrived back after a weekend where Scott Morrison had denied ever using a phrase which he had used at least seventeen times.
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This was a week of extremes, with the best and worst of our parliamentary system on full display. Which was helpful when you want to write about the best and worst things that happened.
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It was meant to be their three-week victory lap. But by the end of week three plenty of Government members were desperate for Parliament to just stop.
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This was our first full week of Parliament since the election. The Government was briefing journalists in the lead up to Monday about how dominant they would be in the Parliament. Well… that’s not quite how it turned out for them.
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