Growing crossbench a woe to Morrison

Crossbench MP's Kerryn Phelps (L) and Julia Banks, react during House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, November 27, 2018.

Crossbench MP's Kerryn Phelps (L) and Julia Banks, react during House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, November 27, 2018. Source: AAP

With just six parliamentary sitting days to go for the rest of the year, the Morrison government's facing major pressure from a new-look crossbench on a number of policy fronts. The loss of former Liberal MP-turned-independent Julia Banks has only made the coalition's job even harder as her new allies push for change before Christmas. Aaron reports.



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