Flexibility:
Flexibility is the key, of course. This is exactly the situation why your Queen and my Governor-General are currently dead wood. Our constitution says that the power to dissolve parliament lies in the hands of the G-G; technically it still is, but they only use the power when advised to by the PM. The power to dissolve parliament should be put firmly back in the hands of the executive - with failsafes no doubt - without influence from the PM.
When a stable government cannot be formed, Executive dissolves parliament and calls an election. If the Government cannot justify serving because of some cockup, then they should resign and if a stable government can\'t be formed, Executive dissolves parliament and calls an election.
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