Senate stalemate here to stay: PUP’s Glenn Lazarus

Palmer United Party Senate leader Glenn Lazarus declared his party would not pass key budget measures no matter who was in charge of the government.

Joanna HeathOnline Political Correspondent

Feb 6, 2015 – 12.02am

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Palmer United Party Senate leader Glenn Lazarus declared his party would not pass key budget measures no matter who was in charge of the government, indicating a switch in leadership may not make the upper house any easier to handle.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Thursday said the government would persist with the $5 GP co-payment, one of two unpopular policies remaining from the May 2014 budget. Two backbenchers and former minister Arthur Sinodinos called for it to be dumped.

Joanna Health writes on News specialising in Politics, Climate, Health. Based in our Canberra newsroom, Joanna is the Financial Review's online political correspondent.