Prime minister brings forward budget to 3 May and challenges Senate to pass building construction watchdog legislation or face double dissolution • Turnbull paves way for 2 July election with recall of parliament – politics liveMalcolm Turnbull has ended months of political and policy indecision with a surprise announcement that he will call a 2 July double-dissolution election unless the Senate passes industrial laws when special constitutional provisions are used to recall it next month.
The prime minister threw down the gauntlet to the Senate crossbench declaring “the time for games is over”, saying three weeks was ample time for senators to consider and pass the bills reconstituting the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) and regulating registered organisations. The Senate is being recalled from 18 April.
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Source: theguardian.com