Since my last post didnt meet guidelines, I thought I would retry. Ive only taken a keen interest in the politics of this country over the last 2 years or so and noticed a lot of headlines which made our current parliament look like a kindergarten. Ive observed headlines and scandals almost daily and Im not sure if this is indicative of years/parliaments past. For those who have been following for years, would it be safe to assume that this parliament was the worst ever? How did it compare to the Rudd/Gillard/Rudd years and even before that such as when the government was dissolved by the Governor General.

For reference, these are the headlines/scandals Ive been able to identify which lead to these questions. My memory may also be a little hazy and I might accidentally include things from the previous parliament (please let me know of these). Would also be interested to hear how the new parliament might shape up with a lot of protagonists no longer in the picture (Pyne, Bishop etc).

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• Ousting of Malcolm Turnbull (LNP)
• Section 44 eligibility crisis (ALL)
• Exorbitant Internet bill for Assistant Treasurer (LNP)
• $30 million to Foxtel (LNP)
• Hello World scandal (LNP)
• Melissa Price denigrates Pacific Island president (LNP)
• Labor accepts encryption laws (ALP/ALL)
• Medevac bill (IND/ALP)
• Backflip on Banking royal commission (LNP)
• Disability royal commission delays (LNP)
• Dividend imputation (i.e. retiree tax) (ALP)
• Defection of Julia Banks and subsequent minority govt (LNP)
• Defection of Cory Bernardi (LNP)
• Loss of Wentworth (LNP)
• Australian embassy move to Jerusalem (LNP)
• Christian Porter's campaign bus (LNP)
• Scomo's QLD campaign bus (LNP)
• Bonking ban (LNP)
• Barnaby Part 1 (section 44) (LNP)
• Barnaby Part 2 (affair) (LNP)
• Barnaby Part 3 (upgrades to house thanks to his mate) (LNP)
• Barnaby Part 4 (sexual harassment allegations) (LNP)
• The Return of Barnaby (potential challenge for Nats leadership) (LNP)
• No member of government present on front bench for a brief period (LNP)
• Record Question Time to avoid vote on disability RC (LNP)
• Paladin and the tender (LNP)
• Great Barrier Reef Foundation and the tender (LNP)
• Georgina Downer claiming Federal grants (LNP)
• Dutton's mate and their au pairs (LNP)
• African gangs (LNP)
• Fraser Anning's maiden speech (PHON/IND)
• Admin error leading to accepting "Its OK to be White" (LNP)
• Hanson and the burqa (PHON)
• Re-opening of Christmas Island detention centre (LNP)
• Closure of Christmas Island detention centre after 3 weeks (LNP)
• MPs go home early and government loses control of the house (LNP)
• Al Jazeera NRA investigation of One Nation (PHON)
• "Big Stick" legislation backflip (LNP)
• Murray Darling fish deaths (LNP)
• Barnaby's conflict of interest (property near proposed train line) (LNP)
• Tim Wilson's retiree tax committee and conflict of interest (LNP)
• Michaelia Cash and AWU raid (LNP)
• Political point scoring in the aftermath of Melbourne rampage (LNP)
• Unsolicited texts from Clive Palmer (UAP)
• Greg Hunt swearing at councillor (LNP)
• Bullying in LNP (LNP)
• Scomo makes captain's call for pre-selection (women vs men) (LNP)
• Citizenship of Neil Prakash (LNP)
• MyHealthRecord fails (LNP)
• Census fails (LNP)
• George Christensen's inappropriate gestures/gun signals (LNP)
• LNP minister "liked" pornographic tweet on Twitter (LNP)
• Andrew Broad and "sugar baby" (LNP)
• Watered down ICAC (LNP)
• Jobs for ex LNP members/stacking with LNP mates (LNP)
• ABC board shenanigans (LNP)
• Howard and Abbott approve of George Pell's character (LNP)
• Strawberries (ALL)
• Roman Quaedvlieg (LNP)
• Scomo calls his party "The Muppet Show" (LNP)
• Katter and his crocodiles (KAP)
• Move Australia Day and councils refusing citizenship ceremonies (LNP)
• Leyonhjelm vs Hanson-Young (GRN/IND)
• Gichuhi : "$200k salary is not a lot of money" (LNP)
• Sam Dastyari Chinese links and subsequent resignation (ALP)
• Adani (ALL)
• Centrelink Robodebt (LNP)
• Marriage equality vote (ALL)
• Vice President of Liberal party on Q&A (LNP)
• Cancelling a Parliament sitting week (LNP)
• Julia Banks living on $40 a day (LNP)
• Turnbull sent to Indonesia a week after being deposed (LNP)
• Alex Turnbull campaigning for the Independents in Wentworth (LNP)
• Julie Bishop and claiming family expenses on her "partner" when not really her family (LNP)
• Fifield complains to ABC about "inaccurate" content (LNP)
• LNP tries to get rid of Emma Alberici (LNP)
• Attempting to use tax payer allowances for election advertising (LNP)
• "Will someone think of the white South African farmers" (LNP)
• David Feeney "can't find" his citizenship renunciation papers and resigns (ALP)
• Julie Bishop tries to convince Australia that there is a Labor conspiracy with NZ over Barnaby (LNP)
• Scomo's question time rap video featuring Fatman Scoop (LNP)
• Cory Bernardi does his own hottest 100 for Australia Day (OTH)
• Julie Bishop Glorious Foundation (LNP)
• Private schools on so called "hitlist" actually get increased funding (LNP)

From other redditors:

• Parakeelia rort (LNP)
• Welfare card trials rort (LNP)
• $4/hour internships (LNP) <- technically 44th parliament
• George Christensen and his visits to the Phillippines (LNP)
• Announcing government grants before they are open (LNP)
• Emma Husar bullying (ALP)
• Captain Cook circumnavigation of Australia (LNP)
• Parachuting preferred candidates/preselection captain's calls (LNP)
• Abbott selected as Special Envoy for Indigenous Affairs (LNP)
• Nigel Scullion awarding grant money to CLP (LNP)
• Gina Rinehart's "champion of industry" cheque to Barnaby (LNP)
• Citizenship processing times blow out (LNP)
• Manus healthcare contract (LNP)
• Blaming renewables for SA blackouts (LNP)
• Net Debt (LNP)
• Ian Goodenough business conflict of interest (LNP)
• Angus Taylor contradicts facts about emissions (LNP)
• Reduced parliamentary sitting weeks in 2019 calendar year (LNP)
• Sussan Ley buying apartment on tax payer funded trip (LNP)
• Dutton's child care conflict of interest (LNP)
• Turnbull/Trump phone call leaks (LNP)
• Classified security documents left in filing cabinet found in Op Shop (LNP/ALP?)
• Scomo brings Coal into HoR (LNP)
• Matt Canavan refers to Adani as "little aussie battler" on social media (LNP)
• Malcolm Roberts and Rod Cuttleton's bizarre press conference (PHON)
• Malcolm blames Labor for NBN overruns and delays (LNP)
• Border Force reduce patrols to save on fuel but denied by Dutton (LNP)
• Rejection of Uluru statement (LNP)
• NDIS fails to meet standards (LNP)
• Witness K prosecution (LNP)
• ATO whistleblower (LNP)
• Selling arms to Saudi Arabia accused of war crimes (LNP)
• Peter Dutton blaming Malcolm Fraser for Lebanese immigration (LNP)
• Burston vs Ashby fracas (PHON)
• SA Premier shirtfronts Josh Frydenberg in press conference (LNP)
• Barnaby moves chemical regulator from Canberra to Armidale (LNP)
• Heaps more here (some happened in the 44th parliament)

PS: wow thanks for the gold/silver! Hyperlinks added.

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