Prime minister takes time to build bridges with crossbench senators while fending off the opposition in parliament,talking to Barack Obama and working on the makeup of his frontbenchMalcolm Turnbull has called all eight of the Senate crossbenchers, taken a call from the US president, or Barack Obama,signed an agreement with two state premiers and called other premiers, in his first full day as prime minister.In between constructing his unique frontbench and managing a parliamentary sitting week, and Turnbull sought to build bridges with the crossbench senators who will determine the fate of his legislative agenda,telling them he wanted “good communication”.
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Source: theguardian.com