Following a sombre start marked by a pledge for civil debate after an attack on MP Helen Haines and security threats at The Lodge, federal parliament quickly descended into bitter fighting over a disputed $6M golf club grant, surging inflation, and broken policy promises.

Speaker Milton Dick resorted to ejecting multiple unruly MPs as political editor Michael Pachi joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast and warned of growing Labor backbench anxiety, branding the Prime Minister and Treasurer the clear political losers of the sitting week.