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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Turnbull's double-dissolution play

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Malcolm Turnbull’s move to have the governor-general recall parliament, using an often-forgotten constitutional power, caught many political players off guard. He’s put a tough choice to the Senate crossbench: pass the government’s industrial relations legislation or face the people at a July 2 double-dissolution election.

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Hidden housemates: a gecko invasion?

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imageA native house gecko, the Dtella (_Gehyra dubia_).Gecko image from www.shutterstock.com

In northern Australia some houses are filled nightly with chatter. You might hear a distinctive “chuck-chuck-chuck”, or find calling cards (droppings) on skirting boards, picture frames and window sills. If so, you probably have gecko housemates.

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