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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Karen Middleton

Hell hath frozen over as the ‘No-alition’ and Labor find common ground on key legislation – but will it last?

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, with the opposition leader, Peter Dutton. ‘This rush to cooperate should not be mistaken for the start of some new era of bipartisanship.’
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, with the opposition leader, Peter Dutton. ‘This rush to cooperate should not be mistaken for the start of some new era of bipartisanship.’ Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Something’s changed in parliament of late. While the public politicking between the Coalition and Labor remains as poisonous as ever, on the legislative side they’re finding uncommon common ground.

Anthony Albanese’s “No-alition” label for Peter Dutton and his team is being less readily applied, with the opposition willing to deal itself in on key government legislation it had hitherto refused to pass in the Senate.

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