The Week In Parliament 03.09.10

Friday, 3 September 2010, 5:26 pm
Article: Tom Frewen

Tom Frewen: The Week In Parliament 03.09.10

Tom Frewen: Parliament's back on Tuesday after a week's adjournment but Tom Frewen and Reesh Lyon report that there's little chance of the Government securing Opposition support for a move to get through more business by having the House sit on Thursday mornings.

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