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Why government pressure to pass housing reforms could become an election trigger

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Labor's attempt to put its housing bill to a vote in parliament has been thwarted, the rest of the Senate teaming up to block the move. With housing and environment bills stalled, the government is now dangling the prospect of a double dissolution election to get its agenda through.
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