While Malcolm Turnbull’s Liberals or the Labor party led by Bill Shorten will be elected to high office, minor party alliances can hold the balance of power in the upper house Senate.
This means their vote could decide the outcome of an issue if the government and opposition disagree, something that has frustrated the current Liberal government.
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