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.