Final preparations for official opening of Parliament tomorrow

Approximately 500 guests have been invited to the official opening of Parliament tomorrow and the historic West Wing will be opened to accommodate the large numbers.

Clerk of Parliament Pedro Eastmond tonight told The Nation it would be “a soft opening” for the West Wing because they still have to outfit some of the rooms, which have been under renovation for the past two or three years.

“It’s being called into use tomorrow to accommodate those invited guests to Parliament because the Senate Chamber in terms of capacity...