Quiet achievers and the rest, Parliament's new senators arrive for 'Senate school'

By Stephanie Peatling
Updated August 23 2016 - 11:13pm, first published 7:29pm
President of the Senate Stephen Parry, with Senator Hanson and Senator Derryn Hinch. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
President of the Senate Stephen Parry, with Senator Hanson and Senator Derryn Hinch. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Labor's Senator Malarndirri McCarthy and Senator Pat Dodson pose for photos at Parliament House on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Labor's Senator Malarndirri McCarthy and Senator Pat Dodson pose for photos at Parliament House on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Senator Hanson, Senator Jane Hume and Senator Hinch during a presentation on the Senate on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Senator Hanson, Senator Jane Hume and Senator Hinch during a presentation on the Senate on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

In any classroom there are always two things going on - the lesson being given by the teacher and the positioning of the students.

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