Nick Xenophon puts Coalition on notice as parliament resumes
by Gareth Hutchens with agencies from Environment | The Guardian on (#229QE)
Government hopes to use final two sitting weeks to push through delayed bills but Xenophon says he's wary after last week's spat over water
The final fortnight of parliament for 2016 begins on Monday and the Turnbull government is hoping to use it to clear its legislative backlog before Christmas.
But the independent senator Nick Xenophon has already flagged a problem with the government's plan to debate the Australian Building and Construction Commission legislation on Tuesday.
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