7.28am GMT

Blogistas, we are touching down so let’s review the day’s events:



Lenore Taylor and Daniel Hurst report that the Abbott government’s chances of getting its proposed Qantas deregulation through the Senate have been dealt another blow with crossbench senators Nick Xenophon and John Madigan announcing their opposition to the plan. Question time was again dominated by Qantas but the excision of part three of the Qantas Sales Act is looking more and more like a pipedream.



Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten shared their feminist dreams in aid of International Womens Day.

The government relaxed the overseas adoption laws for Taiwan and South Korea, much to the delight of advocate and actor, Deborah Lee Furness.

Liberals Cory Bernardi and Ewen Jones had a set to in the party room over the definition of a family. Ewen defended single parents and same sex couples.



Tomorrow, we can look forward to an examination of the entrails of the Australian Electoral Committee and its WA Senate ballot loss.

Who knows what else tomorrow will bring?



Good night.

