Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ruled out an early election in 2023 - but didn't rule out a double dissolution if the government's key housing bill stalls in the Senate for a second time.
Albanese today announced plans to send the Housing Australia Future Fund Bill back into the lower house when parliament returns next week.
One of the government's signature policies, the bill previously passed the House of Representatives but became bogged down in the Senate.
The fund would provide $500 million annually to build social housing.
While the Coalition opposes it as wasteful, the Greens have also proved a roadblock, saying the bill doesn't offer enough.
The minor party wanted $5 billion a year for housing, which they later scaled down to $2.5 billion - both pitches the federal government knocked back.
Albanese said this morning that the government had a clear mandate for the legislation as it had been a long-time central proposal from Labor.
And he put the onus for any double dissolution on the parties opposing the bill across the political spectrum - who he characterised as a "no-alition" of the Liberals, Nationals, Greens and One Nation.
"The way in which you rule out having a double dissolution election is to have no triggers - that's the way that you rule it out," he said.
"This is a sensible reform that has the support of the housing industry, has the support of the building sector, has the support of community and social housing providers, has the support of (the Australian Council of Social Service) and the welfare sector."
A double dissolution would see the governor-general dissolve both houses of parliament, and send voters to the polls early.
During a double dissolution election, all seats in the Senate go up for grabs, instead of half as in a standard election.
The last time Australia had a double dissolution election was in 2016, which was the first since 1987.
Only seven have ever been held since Federation.
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