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Grattan on Friday: Turnbull sees even a difficult new Senate as an opportunity for a fresh start

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

Malcolm Turnbull says bluntly that he expects the coming special Senate sitting to reject the industrial legislation. Labor’s Penny Wong indicates the opposition won’t be playing silly buggers by trying to delay the bills.

As parliamentarians prepare to return to Canberra next week, both sides just want to get to the double dissolution...

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