For those asking, this week is going to be mostly ceremony and welcomes.

Tomorrow is a bit of a write off – there is all the pomp that has to take place to open a new parliament, plus first speeches with Ali France (who toppled Peter Dutton) and Sarah Witty (who took Greens leader Adam Bandt’s seat of Melbourne) among those given the first slots.

Labor has already said it will put through its legislation to lower the HECS repayments for existing students – which is good for those with a HECS debt, but is also a bit of a distraction from Labor could be doing – which is lowering the cost of degrees, particularly Arts degrees, after the Coalition turbo charged the price.

Then it is penalty rates and the new childcare protection laws.  

But don’t expect a lot of work to be done over the next couple of years.  It’s all about how it looks.