Attorney-General Christian Porter said in June his"next step"on a federal anti-corruption body was to talk to the crossbench to try to win their support.
Centre Alliance MP Rebekha Sharkie confirmed the minor party would hand the government the crucial support it needed to pass the reforms through the Senate.
The outcome of the bill hinges on the vote of Centre Alliance Senator Stirling Griff,who says he will finalise his position in the coming days.
Senator Stirling Griff is the key swing vote the government needs in the Senate,but he hasn't said which way he will vote.
Tasmania Senate Jacqui Lambie and South Australian Senator Stirling Griff are deciding how they will vote on the government's university reforms.
The crossbench senator has blindsided Centre Alliance colleagues by walking out of the party almost three years after he was gifted a plum Parliament seat.
Food Minister Richard Colbeck met twice with alcohol industry lobbyists,including a major political donor,before a ministerial forum he chairs sent the independent regulator's proposed mandatory pregnancy warning label back for review.
Angela Vithoulkas has started a political movement she says will represent 80 per cent of Australian voters.
The government's food minister has defended a delay in rolling out new pregnancy warning labels on alcohol bottles,echoing industry concerns about cost.
Centre Alliance senator Rex Patrick is unlikely to be invited onto any corporate boards as he tries to shame company bosses into paying more tax.
A crackdown on the illegal importation of nicotine vaping products is reigniting debate over whether e-cigarettes are helpful for smokers trying to quit.