After a year of fighting, the Greens grant most of PM’s Christmas wishes in late bill flurry

‘The Greens adopted a much more conciliatory posture this fortnight, agreeing to pass both Labor housing bills and making substantial concessions on nature laws.’ Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

On Thursday after question time, Anthony Albanese gave an end-of-year speech thanking his colleagues and opponents, although at times it was difficult to tell which was which.

Turning to the crossbench, the prime minister spoke about the importance of respect in politics but couldn’t help himself when it came to an obligatory reference to the “Greens political party”.