Mike Bowers has heard it, and so have I – there are rumours floating around that the government plans on extending parliament at the end of the year, by one week.

That would make sense – there were not that many sittings planned for after the election, and the senate is getting a bit clogged (there were only a couple of sittings after this one week).

So prepare yourself – the end of the year is always the busiest time, and it looks like it is about to get a lot more hectic.