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Grattan on Friday: Election delivered bonanza of crossbenchers but what impact will they make?

David Pocock, the progressive independent who broke the Liberals’ stranglehold on one of the two ACT Senate seats, wouldn’t have expected to find himself allied with Pauline Hanson before even being sworn in.

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Emissions talks with crossbenchers under way as Bowen leaves door open to change

Chris Bowen stated Labor’s target of reducing emissions by 43 per cent was not capped – now acknowledging climate cuts may go deeper.

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Final 2022 election results: Coalition routed in cities and in Western Australia – can they recover in 2025?

At the May 21 federal election, Labor won 77 of the 151 House of Representatives seats (up eight since 2019 when adjusted for redistributions), the Coalition won 58 seats (down 18), the Greens four (up three) and all Others 12 (up seven). This was a Labor majority of three.

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Independents say crossbencher staff cuts will ‘slow down’ Labor’s legislative agenda

United Australia Party joins criticism as Albanese cites ‘fairness and equity’ and says private discussions have been more ‘constructive’

The Guardian - AU

Ministers defend cut to crossbenchers’ advisers, despite fury of Jacqui Lambie and other independents

Lambie, Zali Steggall and David Pocock have attacked the Albanese government’s decision, saying they may not support legislation if they don’t have the resources to understand it

The Guardian - AU

Crossbench anger as Prime Minister slashes most of their parliamentary staff

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sparks a war with crossbench MPs and senators by slashing their parliamentary staff entitlement by three-quarters.

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Staffing levels cut for crossbench MPs

Crossbench and minor party MPs in the new parliament will have just one adviser allocated to them, compared to four during the last term.

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Final Senate results: Labor, the Greens and David Pocock will have a majority of senators

The final buttons to electronically distribute preferences for the Senate were pressed in NSW, Victoria and Western Australia on Monday. I wrote about the distribution of preferences in Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania on Saturday, and the climate activist’s David Pocock’s ACT Senate victory on Tuesday.

The Conversation

Labor steady, Coalition down, crossbench up: who’s who in the new Senate

The upper house results from the May federal election have been released, and Labor will need the support of 13 crossbenchers to pass legislation

The Guardian - AU

More Senate results: Hanson wins easily, but Labor still on track for a friendly Senate

Buttons have now been pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the May 21 federal election in the Senate for South Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. I discussed the ACT and NT results that elected David Pocock to the Senate on Tuesday.

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ACT Senate result: Pocock defeats Liberals in first time Liberals have not won one ACT Senate seat

The federal election result for the ACT Senate was decided Tuesday. Independent David Pocock defeated the Liberals’ Zed Seselja, with Labor holding the other seat. Pocock is a former rugby player who played for the Australian Wallabies and ACT Brumbies, and a climate activist.

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Human Brick House David Pocock Has Wrestled An ACT Senate Seat From The Liberal Party

He won the seat off outgoing Senator Zed Seselja weeks after the election.

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Rucks and mauls to political brawls, meet Senator Pocock

International rugby star David Pocock has been elected as an independent senator in Australia

The Independent UK

ACT elects David Pocock as first independent senator, unseating Liberal Zed Seselja

Former rugby union star David Pocock makes history, becoming the first independent senator for a territory. Senator Pocock has unseated former ACT Liberal senator Zed Seselja, taking the territory's second Senate seat alongside Labor's Katy Gallagher.

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Ex-Wallaby beats Liberal for Senate seat

Former Wallaby David Pocock has become the ACT's newest senator, securing the territory's second spot in the upper house.

The Conversation

How did the polls perform in the 2022 election? Better, but not great; also a Senate update

The Guardian - AU

Crossbenchers urge new attorney general to end prosecution of Bernard Collaery

Greens and independents back calls for Mark Dreyfuss to withdraw commonwealth consent to all charges in Timor-Leste bugging case

The Canberra Times

ACT starts work on voluntary dying laws before rights are restored

Chief Minister Andrew Barr is confident a "long overdue" effort to scrap the Andrews Bill will allow the ACT to consider voluntary assisted dying laws.

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Labor likely to get a friendly Senate and secures House of Representatives majority

UPDATE: On Monday night, the ABC called Macnamara as a Labor hold, giving Labor 76 of the 151 House of Representatives seats, enough for a majority. In the two remaining undecided seats, Labor has taken a narrow lead in Gilmore, while the Coalition is likely to hold Deakin.

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Canberra Liberals take stock as Zed Seselja faces losing ACT Senate seat to independent David Pocock

Senator Zed Seselja is yet to concede, but the Canberra Liberals are already taking stock of the loss at the federal level and its implications for their branch going forward.

The Guardian - AU

Australian police renew calls for national firearms database following mass shootings in the US

Existing information on gun ownership and tracking undermined by inaccurate, inconsistent and incomplete data across multiple jurisdictions

The Canberra Times

The power of Pocock: the belief and fervour of campaign volunteers

The phenomenal enthusiasm of the David Pocock campaign volunteers.

The Canberra Times

AEC received complaints about anti-Pocock robocalls

The Australian Electoral Commission received multiple complaints about the right-wing lobby group Advance Australia's robocalls.

The Canberra Times

'He will win': Pocock victory on the cards, but count could drag on

Independent experts surveyed by The Canberra Times all see one outcome as by far the most likely.

The Canberra Times

Former Liberal ACT chief ministers say moderate swing is needed

Both also pointed to territory rights as a reason for the potential loss of a Senate seat.

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