On June 21, the Senate bade farewell to one of its longest-serving members, Tasmania’s Senator Brian Harradine.First elected to the chamber in 1975, Harradine held the Senate balance of power on a number of occasions and played a pivotal role in major public issues such as native title, the GST and the sale of Telstra. Senate Opposition leader Chris Evans said there were only seven other senators who had served more than 30 years. “That Senator Harradine should have faced and won six elections a…
