When parliament returned this week, the seating chart said it all. With 123 Labor members in the parliament – the government is taking up much of the room. 

But it was the Nationals taking the oxygen with their growing calls to abandon net zero. Their position is at odds with science, economics and many within the joint party room.

Meanwhile Opposition Leader Sussan Ley is trying to keep the Coalition on life support as their popularity sinks to its lowest level in 40 years for the coalition is at the lowest it's been in 40 years.

Today, contributing editor for The New Daily, Amy Remeikis, on the mess and mayhem of the first week back in parliament.

 

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Guest: contributing editor for The New Daily, Amy Remeikis

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