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It wouldn’t hurt for the government to manage parliament like it were in minority

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The federal parliament has begun sitting following the election. It has a very different dynamic from the previous parliament. Labor has a bare majority —

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Minority government: public sector policies that can woo independent MPs

By Stephen Easton

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As the Australian Electoral Commission resumes counting postal and out-of-jurisdiction ballots, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull could either reach a tiny majority or try to form a minority government —