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How do we decide which senators are in for three years and which are in for six?

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We're still waiting for the final count in the Senate after Saturday's election. Under the usual circumstances only half the Senate is up for election in each three-year cycle. But, in the weekend's double dissolution election, all senators were up for a vote. Not sure how we get back to half the Senate being up for election in three years time? This is how. Explains R.Sathyanathan.


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We're still waiting for the final count in the Senate after Saturday's election. Under the usual circumstances only half the Senate is up for election in each three-year cycle. But, in the weekend's double dissolution election, all senators were up for a vote. Not sure how we get back to half the Senate being up for election in three years time? This is how. Explains R.Sathyanathan.



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