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Evening News: Australia's 46th parliament finds its feet

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The nation's 151 MPs and 42 of the country's 76 senators have marked the start of the 46th parliament at a swearing-in ceremony.


Australia's latest round of lawmakers can officially get to work.

Six weeks after Prime Minister Scott Morrison's government claimed an election victory, the nation's 151 MPs and 42 of the country's 76 senators have been sworn in at Parliament House.

The event tops off a morning of ceremonial fanfare to mark the start of the 46th parliament, with the leadership of both houses also settled.

Read more here via SBS. 


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