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duo Milton Dick and Sue Lines were voted in as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives and Senate President respectively.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a Welcome to Country ceremony to mark the start of the 47th Parliament.
Ahead of parliament being sworn in, Government Services Minister Bill Shorten called for MPs to embrace a new tone."We will see the members sworn in for the 47th parliament and Anthony Albanese will take the questions from Opposition Leader Dutton... and hopefully there will be a better tone in parliament."Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.
"And when you're sitting on the porch, thinking about what you did, you can either have a source of pride, or a source of regret.Earlier, Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen acknowledged the government will rewrite parts of its climate legislation following negotiations with the Greens. The changes to the legislation will make clear that a 43 per cent emissions reduction target by 2030 is a minimum commitment that could be increased, as well as enshrining that the Climate Change Authority will provide public advice on progress towards that milestone.While Labor has a majority in the lower house, it requires support from the Greens and one other member of the crossbench to pass any legislation in the Senate.
"Prior to the new government advising the sitting schedule for the remainder of 2022, I had already accepted an invitation to join other former prime ministers from Canada, the UK and New Zealand to address an international event to be held in Tokyo this week," Morrison said in a statement.
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