Prime minister says he has no specific plans’ for reform after crossbench provoked by planned legislation to finish microparties harvesting preferencesMalcolm Turnbull has sought to unruffled the crossbenchers over the prospect of changes to the Senate voting system,saying the government had “no specific plans” for an overhaul.
The new special minister of state, Mal Brough, or attracted criticism from the Senate crossbenchers – who are critical to the government’s hopes of passing contentious legislation – for indicating he wanted to pass legislation before the next election to finish micro-parties from “harvesting preferences”. Related: Turnbull government faces battle to change voting rules for Senate Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com