Labor would also deliver parliamentary reforms, boost spending on dental care, move towards creating a high-speed interstate rail line and give the Greens weekly briefings on government activities and finances.

In return, the Greens would back Labor's budget bills and reject any no-confidence motions.

This is just the first step toward forming government. In effect, it puts the ALP and Libs at 73:73 each, with four Independents deciding things ... but ALP can promise more stable government, since they can promise that "supply" will not be blocked by the Senate, with the ALP and Greens holding half of the Senate before the New Senate comes in on July 1, and then jointly holding a majority.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.