Guardian: Yes, Tony Abbott, it is situation normal for a government to have to deal with minor parties in the Senate to get its legislation through. But the way your team handled those negotiations in the Senate this week is not situation normal at all. In fact, in 26 years of reporting politics, Ive never seen anything quite like it.
It is extremely abnormal for a government Senate team to negotiate an amendment with a lower house MP and a gaggle of others in a corridor as journalists watch on and...