In a year of unprecedented disruption and upheaval, what has come to feel like the natural order of things inside the ACT Legislative Assembly has been restored.
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Labor's Andrew Barr was re-elected chief minister in a ceremonial sitting on Tuesday morning, defeating new Liberal leader Elizabeth Lee in a ballot where the result was never in doubt.
Joy Burch was elected unopposed to the Speaker's chair for another four years.
The Canberra Liberals again sat on the opposition benches, their home in the chamber for the past 19 - and at least the next four - years.
But all's not what it once was.
Now holding six seats, there are Greens parliamentarians arched around the chamber, their footprint expanded into what had been Labor and Liberal territory.
Five new Greens - Rebecca Vassarotti, Emma Davidson, Johnathan Davis, Jo Clay and Andrew Braddock - were among the 25 members to be sworn in on Tuesday morning. Liberals Leanne Castley and Peter Cain made the oath for the first time, so too did Labor's Marisa Paterson.
Elizabeth Lee and Alistair Coe have swapped roles and seats, the former leader relegated to the corner of the Liberals backbench.
On Labor's side, there was no Bec Cody or Deepak-Raj Gupta, who lost their seats on October 17.
In his first speech to the new parliament, Mr Barr said in the midst of a "year like no other" - which has brought fires, smoke, hail and the COVID-19 pandemic - Canberrans had voted for a progressive government with an ambitious agenda.
Fresh from inking a new power-sharing deal with the Greens on Monday, Mr Barr set out the government's commitment to create jobs amid the pandemic-induced recession, invest in health and education and take stronger action on climate change.
"I again thank the people of Canberra for putting their trust in me as chief minister," Mr Barr said.
"I am proud and humbled to lead Australia's most progressive jurisdiction. We will work hard, every day, to protect the health and well-being of all Canberrans."
Mr Barr paid tribute to Alistair Coe for his hard-fought election campaign, before offering his successor as Liberal leader a piece of advice.
"Be nice to the chief minister," he joked to Ms Lee.
Ms Lee, in what was her first formal speech as leader, sad the Canberra Liberals would "unapologetically and unashamedly" continue to stand up for what she termed as the forgotten Canberrans, those who had been left behind in the past 19 years of Labor rule.
"We acknowledge and thank the thousands of Canberrans who put their faith in us at this year's election, who shed the same tears that we couldn't quite make it across the other side of the chamber," she said.
"But we also acknowledge the Canberrans who did not vote for us. Their voices spoke loud, and we will listen and be here for them too."
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"It is ambitious, but we make no apologies for that - it is what we stood for, and it is what the people of this city deserve," he said.
"For the Greens, we would rather set stretch goals than have a shortage of ambition."
Dan Jervis-Bardy
Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.
Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.
