In a setback for the Australian government, regulations that critics say potentially exposed consumers to bad financial advice could be repealed. Four crossbench senators joined with the Labor and the Greens to overturn changes to financial advice laws. The government had removed key consumer protections originally introduced by the former Labor administration. Labor now appears to have secured the support it needs in the Senate to reverse the regulations. The government had struck a deal with minor Palmer United Party (Pup) in July to push through the Senate changes to Labor's Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) laws. But following a high-profile row with her party members, Pup Senator Jacqui Lambie has now thrown her support behind Labor for a repeal of the laws.