Australian parliament sworn in with biggest cross bench in living memory

Labor was only able to scrape a 77-seat majority of the 151-strong lower house The Greens and independents were sworn in, making up 16 of the 151 seats Australian Parliament sworn in with the former prime minister absent Australia's Parliament will be radically different to any in living memory with a massive number of Greens and independents sworn in. Labor was only able to scrape a 77-seat majority of the 151-strong lower house however, it still means Labor hold a majority and then have control of the House of Representatives A large section of benches was taken up by the 16 MPs, 10 of whom were elected for the first time at the last election. Crossbench MPs Allegra Spender, Zoe Daniels, Kylea Tink, Zali Steggall, Monique Ryan, Dai Le, Sophie Scamps and Kate Chaney made history as the first all-female and all-independent group to be sworn in together Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and member of his government take the affirmation of allegiance in the House of Representatives during the opening of the 47th Federal Parliament at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday They were joined by local independent Dai Le, who defeated Labor's hand picked candidate, former senator Kristiana Keneally, in the western Sydney seat of Fowler. Ms Le and the seven teals made history as the first all-female and all-independent group to be sworn in together in Parliament, as eight fit at the table at once.