The government is close to securing the passage of legislation making it easier to deregister rogue unions and officials after the Centre Alliance said it was confident of winning a number of changes in return for voting for the bill.
With Cory Bernardi already expected to support the Ensuring Integrity Bill and One Nation giving it consideration, the government needs either Centre Alliance or Jacqui Lambie to secure the numbers in the Senate.
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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
