New senators have arrived at Parliament House to learn the ropes before they start for their jobs for real next week.
The 14 new senators were joined on Tuesday by Labor's Pat Dodson and Liberal senator James Paterson, who filled casual vacancies in the previous parliament and missed out on a proper induction.
Labor's Louise Pratt, returning to parliament after losing her seat at the 2013 election, said she was excited to return and get a refresher course.
One Nation's Pauline Hanson was also making her return, two decades after she made her debut in the lower house.
Asked about her tense relationship with fellow newbie senator Derryn Hinch, Senator Hanson said she wasn't happy about some comments he'd made about her.
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