Sentence examples for for a double dissolution from inspiring English sources

The conditions for a double dissolution are difficult to achieve.

Turnbull's desire for a double dissolution to clear out the crossbench might backfire, Leyonhjelm warned.

A deal between the Coalition and the Greens on Senate voting reforms has paved the way for a double dissolution election anytime from 1 July.

That means the conditions for a double dissolution would not exist until just weeks before the new Senate is due to sit anyway.

Constitutionally, the prime minister may vacate both houses of parliament for a double dissolution election if they are deadlocked over legislation.

Senate crossbenchers are trying to negotiate a compromise with the government over its proposed building industry watchdog in an attempt to avoid a fresh trigger for a double dissolution election.

O'Connor said Labor was not scared of a double dissolution.

"If they vote for those bills then there would be no question, we wouldn't even be talking about the possibility of a double dissolution," he said.

"They vote for those bills, then there would be no question, we wouldn't even be talking about the possibility of a double dissolution.

Had there been a half Senate election this year, instead of a double dissolution, we could have reasonably expected another six crossbenchers being elected for a total of 12," he says.

The government's desire for a more malleable Senate – one of its key reasons for calling a double dissolution – has backfired badly, with a similarly-sized, and likely equally recalcitrant, crossbench set to take seats on the red benches.