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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Amy Remeikis

The week in parliament: a bruising time for the voice and veteran affairs, punctuated by a bit of pop levity

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price addresses the National Press Club.
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s Press Club address was condemned by many but applauded by her National colleagues. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

The MPs all but ran for the exit (and for a good number, the Qantas Chairman’s lounge) after one of the most bruising sitting fortnights in this term of parliament.

They’ll return to Canberra just days after the voice referendum is held, and whatever the result, it is clear it is not just about politics – emotions are involved and they’re raw. The political campaign has seen battle lines drawn between MPs who are usually friendly foes.

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