whilst the government has an absolute majority in the australian senate , it is not guaranteed that the necessary legislation will pass this house . garnering the support of senior representative joyce is critical to ensure that the laws will run ( as he will have the deciding seat ) and he has currently stated that , due to a damning report released earlier in the state of representatives detailing that sixteen % of lines were faulty amongst other criticsm , that it has turned the " green [ line ] to orange " [ 1 ] .
Mr Joyce is an Australian Senator.