Explainer: What would a double dissolution election mean for you?
The Turnbull government has agreed that there would be no election under the new Senate voting rules until July 1.
While Malcolm Turnbull's options for double dissolution election have been limited, it still remains as a live option.
So what is a double dissolution election? And what does it mean for you?
Q. What is the trigger that could potentially be used by Malcolm Turnbull?
Legislation to reinstate the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) was re-introduced to the Parliament under the Abbott government after the findings of the Royal Commission into Trade Unions were handed down.
The Senate rejected the bill in August last year, providing the Prime Minister with a trigger for a double dissolution.
Q. Why does a double dissolution election have to be called earlier than a normal election?
If the Prime Minister asks for the entire Parliament to be dissolved because it's not working effectively then it has to be at least six months before the Parliament is due to expire.
So the latest Malcolm Turnbull can ask for a double dissolution is the May 11, the day after the budget is due to be handed down.
Q. How common are double dissolution elections?
The last double dissolution election was in 1987 when Bob Hawke defeated John Howard.
There have been six double dissolution elections in total and the incumbent government has lost two of them.
