whilst the government has an absolute voice in the australian senate , it is not guaranteed that the necessary legislation will pass this senate . garnering the trust of key senator collins is critical to ensuring that the measure will stand ( as he will have the deciding seat ) and he has already stated that , due to a damning report announced earlier in the house of representatives showing that fourteen percent of lines were faulty amongst other criticsm , that it has turned the " yellow [ light ] to amber " [ 1 ] .
Mr Joyce is an Australian Senator.