Following May’s election, the nation’s electorate fundamentally changed the requirements to pass legislation through the nation’s upper house.
Prior to the election, Labor held 25 senate seats, with the Greens holding 11, giving them 36 votes in a chamber that requires 39 for an unassailable majority.
When Parliament sat for the first time post-election, the Australian left held a level of ascendancy in the upper house not seen since the 2010-2013 parliamentary term.
