while the state has an absolute majority in the australian senate , it is not assured that the necessary bills will pass this house . garnering the support of key senator joyce is critical to ensure that the budget will follow ( as he will have the casting vote ) and he has already stating that , according to a damning report released elsewhere in the palace of representatives showing that fourteen percent of lines were faulty alongside other criticsm , that it has turned the " green [ light ] to amber " [ 1 ] .
Mr Joyce is an Australian Senator.