Parliament dissolves with a whimper, not a bang
But the usual suspects were putting on a show.
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Last night, the bells rang out across Parliament, signalling the last rising of the House for the 51st Parliament.
Over the three years since the first sitting day in 2014, there have been 42,396 written questions submitted, 2988 oral questions answers and 288 bills passed during 251 sitting
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Jason Walls
Fri, 18 Aug 2017
Fri, 18 Aug 2017
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Parliament dissolves with a whimper, not a bang
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