in the past the voluntary pairing idea, when a minister wanted time off, to take a kid to school, go overseas on a jaunt etc was ok, if both parties agreed... now Abbott said thats off the table too.... about the only person this will affect is labor's own golden boy, the ex emporer rudd.....
he will have to come home and attend parliament...or lose a labor vote....bet he is having a hissy fit right now... then the other two, who have missed or have been too busy doing other things to bother to vote...oakshott was it 70% voting options he declined, and windsor about the same... those two misfits, dont even bother to vote on items in parliament....for their party or constituents.. there is a name for them.... I am not the only one enjoying these many hissy fit moments...by the laboring party
