@isaacfreeman @jeremy_pm I tend to agree re cross benches. I don't think the weak associate minister outside cabinet positions we had previously really added significantly more value than we have gotten on cross bench, Possibly James & Marama had somewhat increased parliamentary services funding?
But unless we were offered cabinet level positions this time round I would play it tougher. Make sure they *have* to give us what we really want if they want to make progress, or else go cap in hand to National & ACT and see how well that works out for them.