This was the week to find out what happens when the advertising guy is put in charge of the nation. Mess. Chaos. Madness. Call it what you want.
I’ve skipped the attacks the Libs made on the Libs and the Nats made on other Nats. If I included their division this email would go forever. So here’s the rest of the week we just had in Parliament.
Read MoreMonday seems such a long time ago. The politics of this week has been covered everywhere and I’ll still go through much of it.
Read MoreIt feels like this week began a year ago. Maybe two. Every couple of hours everything kept changing. As best as I can, here’s the #5and5 best and worst events of the week in Parliament.
Read MoreOk. Normally this is the best and worst of the week. But this week involved the best and worst of the Parliament itself. Here’s the #5and5.
Read MoreWe were told this would be the week when the Government put its full $80 billion handout to big business to a vote in the Senate. But I won’t tell you how the vote went because like most predictions from the Government, it never happened.
Read MoreParliament is back again next week for the final session before the winter break.
Read MoreThe Reps only sat for three days this week and Senate Estimates went for four. Here’s my summary of the best and worst of the week in Parliament.
Read MoreThe debate started on the Budget and it was one of the most effective weeks of Senate Estimates I’ve ever seen. Here’s my summary of the week in Parliament.
Read MoreThere’s a rhythm to Budget week each year. Here’s the 5and5.
Read MoreA lot of people have approached me over the past few weeks saying they read the email but noticed I haven’t been quite as upbeat lately.
Read MoreOne of the longest-serving MPs in the Caucus told me on Wednesday that this is the worst he’s ever seen the Parliament.
Read MoreYes, there was a lot this week about the crisis in the Government between the PM and his Deputy Barnaby Joyce. But that’s not all that happened. Here’s the #5and5:
Read MoreI can’t remember a week like the one we’ve just had. It was even angrier than usual. It was deeply personal.
Read MoreThe week started with the Government two Members down. That meant we had a minority Government. We didn’t have the 76 required to choose what issues would be debated. But on any issue that was before us, if all the crossbench voted with us, then the Government would be a vote behind.
Read MoreSometimes you can pinpoint the precise moment that everything shifts. We had started the week pursuing the Government’s handling of the NBN, but at 2pm on Tuesday Bill Shorten rose to ask the Prime Minister about resources for the Australian Federal Police.
Read MoreBig week. Let’s get straight into the #5and5.
Read MoreMalcolm Turnbull was angry. Then Scott Morrison was angry. Barnaby Joyce was next to be angry. Josh Frydenberg then became very angry.
Read MoreIt was a big week so let's get straight into it. Here's the #5and5
Read MoreThis was the week we discovered the Government might not have a majority after all. For the first time ever, the Parliament has voted to ask the High Court whether or not we have a majority Government.
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