Parliament has been getting frosty as winter closes in — Labor may gamble once more

It’s the last week of parliament before the winter break, and tensions have been running a little high. The lower house speaker, Milton Dick, has been yeeting MPs mere moments into question time and accused Angus Taylor of “demeaning” the parliament by calling Anthony Albanese a liar; Andrew Hastie claimed One Nation “has declared war on me, so they shall have war”.

Labor has been goading the Coalition and its media “cheer squad” over the budget, the Greens hate Labor’s NDIS bill, and people in the Coalition seem to be mad at everyone, including themselves. There is still some pomp on the calendar. Vanuatu’s prime minister, Jotham Napat, and his delegation will visit Parliament House on Monday to meet Albanese, and Wednesday brings the annual Midwinter Ball, the black‑tie highlight of the parliamentary social calendar.

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