Labor accountability and negative gearing caution

Why are there more women in the Senate than in the House of Representatives? Is it just convention stopping Senators from being major party leaders? 

With a weakened Opposition, are the usual mechanisms to hold government to account working? And is the Albanese Government still "gun shy" when it comes to considering negative gearing or capital gains reform?

Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly get stuck into all of your curly questions for this special summer episode of The Party Room.Production note: This episode was recorded before the Bondi attack on December 14th.

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