The Sydney Morning Herald | Coalition and Labor team up to clear out crossbench senators in 2019 The Sydney Morning Herald The Coalition and Labor will back a plan to divide up six and three-year Senate terms that benefits them but threatens to antagonise key crossbenchers, whose time in Parliament may be cut short as a result. Senators are usually elected for six-year ... Election 2016: Pauline Hanson secures six-year Senate term, Derryn Hinch has three years until re-election Senate terms: Derryn Hinch and Greens' Lee Rhiannon given three years Coalition flags first elected Senate plan |