Government hopes concessions will entice enough senators to pass the long-awaited laws. Follow today’s news live

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Krishani Dhanji here with you for the final parliamentary sitting week of the year, and boy is it going to get busy.

The environment protection and biodiversity conservation bills are up for debate in the Senate, with Murray Watt hopeful he can negotiate an agreement with either the Greens or the Coalition by the end of the week. It’s like the Bachelor … except serious, and with lots of real-life consequences.