The two-party system is girding its loins against democratic challengers

Labor and the Coalition find common cause

Some things are shocking without being surprising.

Labor and the Coalition teamed up this week to block legislation that would put some restrictions on pork barrelling. In fact, the amendment Labor joined with the Coalition in blocking was an amendment Labor themselves had written when in opposition, as Rachel Withers reports:

Wentworth MP Allegra Spende…