The government was so sure Pauline Hanson and her One Nation colleague Malcolm Roberts were going to vote for the Ensuring Integrity Bill (EIB), thus ensuring its passage, that it had a press strategy ready to go.
Industrial Relations Minster Christian Porter was preparing to proclaim a new era of industrial relations and an end to the days of militant unions using lawlessness and thuggery to hold Australian industries to ransom.
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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com
