Tasmania 1 MP Away From a Government, as Lambie Comes to the Rescue

After 19 days of uncertainty, Tasmania has edged close to having stable government after The Jacqui Lambie Network (JLN) announced a deal with the Tasmanian Liberals, which will keep the Rockliff government in power. The Liberals ended election night with 14 seats, four shy of the total needed to govern. The deal with JLN leaves them just one MP short. Lambie’s new MPs—Miriam Beswick (Braddon), Andrew Jenner (Lyons), and Rebekah Pentland (Bass)—have promised parliamentary confidence and supply to the Liberals. That means they’ll side with the government on motions of no confidence, and won’t block appropriation bills, which would otherwise prevent the government from spending money....