Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I daresay that this coalition government that I lead, under whatever voting system we have, now and into the future will continue to talk respectfully to the crossbench and will continue to appeal to the crossbench on the basis of the self-evident merits of our case and on the basis of the self-evident merits of the legislation that we put before the parliament. I look forward to many cordial and warm consultations with all members of the crossbench, including the member for Fairfax. I daresay that one of the subjects that we will talk about collegially and consultatively in the months and years to come is the report of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters—that excellent report from the committee that was so well chaired by my friend and colleague. I look forward to considering its recommendations and to acting upon them in due course.

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