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In our system of government, an opposition party doesn't have the ability to pass legislation, but it has the ability to massively screw things up.

Individuals have little opportunity to get elected to Parliament under the label of the government party... unless they are in good standing with the Prime Minister and pledged to be cooperative.

The government can only be brought down because it alienates several parties in the House.

Changes to parliamentary procedure won't transform the lives of the people whom I represent. Decentralising, devolving decision-making and renewing civil society will.

There's much more we can be doing in Parliament, we could be giving more power back to people at local government level, through local referendums.

It's not just parliament that requires radical modernisation. It's our democratic processes.

And under our system, much like you see in the U.K., of course, a party working with another party can form a coalition and govern the country.

The absence of political personalities in the government will help rather than hinder a solid base of support for the government in parliament and in the political parties because it will remove one ground for disagreement.

People have become disillusioned with Parliament, and that threatens democracy.

If you read the Senate rules, there are provisions where the Senate parliamentarian can be overridden.