Coalition and Labor team up to clear out crossbench senators in 2019

By Fergus Hunter, Adam Morton
Updated August 12 2016 - 9:13pm, first published 8:16pm
Finance minister Mathias Cormann says it 'stands to reason' senators who attracted more primary votes and preferences are rewarded. Photo: Andrew Meares
Finance minister Mathias Cormann says it 'stands to reason' senators who attracted more primary votes and preferences are rewarded. Photo: Andrew Meares

The Coalition and Labor will back a plan to divide up six and three-year Senate terms that benefits them but threatens to antagonise key crossbenchers, whose time in Parliament may be cut short as a result.

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