Explainer: what is a hung parliament and how would it affect the passage of legislation?
- Written by Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
A minority government is still possible to manage, but will make Prime Minister Scott Morrison's job that bit tougher.AAP/Mick Tsikas
If, as predicted, the Morrison government loses the Wentworth byelection, it will have a minority on the floor of the lower house. Although the Coalition would have 75 members and the non-government parties and...
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