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Protesters hold signs and banners at a Stop Adani Mine rally on the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, February 5, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Protesters at a Stop Adani Mine rally on the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, February 5, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP

While a Stop Adani protest and church service heralded the start of parliament for 2018, it was soon back to same thorny issues that gripped the nation last year. Dual citizenship for parliamentarians and the economy loomed large, along with foreign interference laws and plans for a new corruption watchdog.

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While a Stop Adani protest and church service heralded the start of parliament for 2018, it was soon back to same thorny issues that gripped the nation last year. Dual citizenship for parliamentarians and the economy loomed large, along with foreign interference laws and plans for a new corruption watchdog.

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