Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the United Kingdom-Australia relationship goes beyond individuals and will continue to thrive with new leadership.
The High Court will sit in judgement over a government senator and two former Greens members regarding their eligibility to sit in parliament due to citizenship issues.
Attorney General George Brandis says every decision he made in relation to the Bell Group liquidation protected the interests of taxpayers, as the Insurance Commission of Western Australia estimates the litigation over the matter could take another 15 years to resolve.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has upped pressure on the Senate crossbench to pass the government's two reforms to trade union governance by announcing parliament will sit an extra three-week session beginning next month.
