45th Australian Federal Parliament Source: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
The 45th Australian federal parliament has begun, and it is already clear the Government's problems have only just started, too. The first day of the parliament began with a church service, then an official opening in the Great Hall of Parliament, where politicians pledged to work for all Australians. But as Emma Papaemmanouil reports, the hostilities between the Coalition, Labor and the Senate crossbench were not far from the surface.
The 45th Australian federal parliament has begun, and it is already clear the Government's problems have only just started, too. The first day of the parliament began with a church service, then an official opening in the Great Hall of Parliament, where politicians pledged to work for all Australians. But as Emma Papaemmanouil reports, the hostilities between the Coalition, Labor and the Senate crossbench were not far from the surface.
