To many Australians, this week's special sitting of the Senate may not even register a blip on their radar.
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Years of disillusionment with our political system means that even the mere mention of a crossbench senator can cause eyes to glaze over en masse with the voting public.
At times, our nation's parliamentary system can degrade to the point where question time has been likened to recess at a local primary school. It's easy then to appreciate why there are high levels of apathy and indifference among many voters.
Then there's talk of union militancy and inquiries into the conduct of our banking system, which currently splits our two major political parties - the Liberals favouring a targeted campaign against union militancy at building sites, while Labor has set its sights on dragging the banks back into line.
At a time of uncertainty over government spending, talk of changes our tax system and a now-defunct plan to hive off public school funding to the states, it is difficult to understand how Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull considers an issue such as union militancy could help sway wavering public opinion back in his favour. If he does, he has seriously misread the Australian people.
And that may well be the case if the latest Fairfax-Ipsos poll is an accurate gauge of public sentiment.
The poll, which was conducted over the weekend, has support for Labor and the Coalition locked at 50 per cent apiece. That's a far cry from the 56 per cent support the Coalition enjoyed in November last year.
Mr Turnbull's rating as preferred prime minister remains well above that of Opposition Leader Bill Shorten at 54-27, but even that lofty figure has dropped 10 points since March.
The Coalition's fall in support must also be of concern at a state level, with the three Liberal-held seats of Braddon, Lyons and to a lesser degree, Bass, now listed as vulnerable by a number of leading political commentators.
With a July 2 double dissolution election now looking likely, there remains a bigger issue for the PM, one that has the potential to seriously derail his election prospects - Treasurer Scott Morrison's upcoming federal budget.
You don't have to think back too far to remember how poorly this government's previous two budgets were received. One can only wonder if Mr Turnbull has learnt any lessons from those.