Settlement Guide: 3 steps to a double-dissolution election

When a federal government can’t pass its legislation through both houses of parliament, Australia’s Constitution allows for a special mechanism that can disrupt the electoral cycle - a double-dissolution election.

Just what is a double dissolution, and how would it affect you? Source: AAP

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