In the Parliament of Australia, the Manager of Government Business in the Senate is a government member, usually a

minister Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...

, whose responsibilities include negotiating with the

Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate The Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate is the member of the Opposition (Australia), Australian Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of Australia, Shadow Ministry responsible for negotiating with the Manager of Government Business in the Se ...

regarding proceedings in the

Australian Senate The Senate is the upper house of the Bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives (Australia), House of Representatives. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Chapter ...

. Among other things, negotiations would involve the order in which Government bills and other items of business, the time allotted for debate, and the timing of Opposition business. The position is distinct to that of Leader of the Government in the Senate and

party whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. This means ensuring that members of the party vote according to the party platform, rather than according to their own individual ideology ...

, each of which also have deputy positions.

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