The Daily

“The time for playing games is over,” said Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull yesterday morning, rocking the Australian political landscape by proposing an ultimatum to the senate: Pass the industrial relations legislation or face a double dissolution.

With the threat of passing an unpopular bill or potentially losing their seat, many crossbench senators have said they will not respond to threat threat of ransom. Is Prime Minister Turnbull bluffing or is he determined to pass this bill at the cost of his government?

For more on Turnbull’s aim with the Double Dissolution,we were joined by Chris Berg, Columnist for ABC’s the Drum and Research Fellow with the Institute of Public Affairs.

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