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We’re back for our final of this special election series of Pidgin Politics. We start by counting the votes to find that just as we started to record the government hit its majority. But Bill Shorten had already conceded and Malcolm Turnbull has found himself back in government, but narrowly. So why would the independents agree to supply and confidence without a little bit of wheeling and dealing on the side? Is it all in the name of stability or do we imagine we might have seen (and might still see) a bit of pork being thrown their way in the new parliament? We then turn to the makeup of the new parliament… Malcolm Turnbull has called for stability, but how easy will it be for the government to pass anything in the 45th parliament, with an increased and more diverse crossbench in both houses and a reinforced ALP? And then, of course, the major thing we’re wondering about for the upper house - how will the One Nation vote be won and how volatile will that be for Malcolm Turnbull? Remember to follow @pidginpolitics on twitter so you can respond to our call-out for questions each week. And subscribe to us on iTunes or Stitcher to get the podcast fresh in your listening stream every week.