One Nation pressure and poor performance in the polls mean Anthony Albanese is searching for a win
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Things get a little frantic during the final parliament sitting before a long break. Not quite “silly season”; it’s more like settlement season, or “let’s make a deal” season.
A thumping lower-house majority gave Labor the confidence to throw up contentious tax changes it hadn’t taken to last year’s election. But a rockier path through the Senate means the Albanese government can’t easily get its changes through the parliament – and quickly end the focus on a so-far messy process.