Late this afternoon, the Turnbull government lost a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives, 61 to 69.
Not enough of the Coalition’s own members could be bothered turning up to vote on amendments to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act.
The AAP wire service reports:
Leader of the House Christopher Pyne asked the vote be retaken, claiming the bells for the division should have rung for four minutes instead of one.
But let’s just jump back a par.
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