Australians have seen that power-sharing delivers outcomes in the NSW parliament,and could do the same at a federal level.
The Sydney doctor turned MP says she will support the party that avoids “sugar-hit” policies,even as she faces a battle with the Liberals to retain her seat.
The move reduces the number of Coalition senators to 30 and increases the crossbench to 10 members.
Crossbench senators who would not usually agree on anything are united. They want the prime minister stripped of the power to decide MPs’ staffing levels.
Future Made in Australia is in limbo unless the Albanese government provides assurances the centrepiece policy will not be used to buy votes.
The senator said she will become an independent after Lambie told her she should leave the party.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and senior minister Don Farrell have turned their sights on a group of crossbenchers in a debate over big money in politics.
The 72-year-old told Coalition MPs in a private party room meeting on Tuesday that he had quit the party straight after he lost his preselection over the weekend.
David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie teamed up with the Coalition to pass some of Labor’s proposed reforms,daring the government to vote against its own legislation.
Six teal MPs and fellow independent MP Andrew Wilkie have united to express disappointment about Labor’s commitment to transparency.