IMPLICATIONS
Change in government à Coalition Government formed between the Liberal party and the National party à shift in power in lower house
Half senate election à Coalition government didn’t have numbers in upper house of senate (balance of power senate à independents held power
Coalition didn’t control senate à i.e.. Tony Abbott couldn’t pass budget in Upper House (2015) as didn’t have a majority of seats in the Upper House
Minority rule in senate à senators that the majority didn’t vote for hold supreme decision making power
Change in policy à Policies around border protection immigration and Carbon Tax Reappeal (2014)
Change in government à Coalition Government formed between the Liberal party and the National party à shift in power in lower house
Half senate election à Coalition government didn’t have numbers in upper house of senate (balance of power senate à independents held power
Coalition didn’t control senate à i.e.. Tony Abbott couldn’t pass budget in Upper House (2015) as didn’t have a majority of seats in the Upper House
Minority rule in senate à senators that the majority didn’t vote for hold supreme decision making power
Change in policy à Policies around border protection immigration and Carbon Tax Reappeal (2014)