You clearly did not read the article Scotty. Perhaps the most relevant paragraph was this :
The tidal wave of legislation that rolled into the Senate on Thursday was the execution of a plan Anthony Albanese devised a few weeks ago. Frustrated that so much of his government’s agenda was stuck in a dawdling and difficult Senate, the prime minister decided it was time for recalcitrants to be forced to the table.
The Noalition was clearly blindsided. It was great to see.