While the Coalition enters the new parliament with 76 seats in the lower house to Labor's 69, with five MPs on the crossbench, it is a different story in the Senate.There, the Coalition holds 30 seats and will need nine votes to pass laws.
Parliament returns
Bill Shorten and Malcolm Turnbull before the start of Parliament Source: AAP
The 45th Australian federal parliament has begun, and it is already clear the Government's problems have only just started, too.
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