The dramatic shakeout from the general election continued this week, this time from the left wing of Australian politics, with WA Greens senator Dorinda Cox defecting to Labor. 
It was a coup for a triumphant Prime Minister. 
But will the PM live to regret his new recruit? What does Senator Cox’s defection mean for the much-depleted Greens party? And how does it fit with the PM’s recent approval of the extension of a giant fossil fuel project off the West Australian coast? 
Chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal, and chief political commentator James Massola join host Jacqueline Maley.

The dramatic shakeout from the general election continued this week, this time from the left wing of Australian politics, with WA Greens senator Dorinda Cox defecting to Labor.&nbsp; It was a coup for a triumphant Prime Minister.&nbsp; But will the PM live to regret his new recruit? What does Senator Cox&rsquo;s defection mean for the much-depleted Greens party? And how does it fit with the PM&rsquo;s recent approval of the extension of a giant fossil fuel project off the West Australian coast?&nbsp; Chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal, and chief political commentator James Massola join host Jacqueline Maley.

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Why Dorinda Cox's Greens defection was personal for the PM

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