Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The Deputy Leader of the National Party, Senator McKenzie, in a magnificent interview on Insiders Sunday, underlined the enduring strength of our coalition with the National Party, and the contribution it is making right now to creating thousands of jobs—403,000 jobs in Australia last year. That was a great interview on the Insiders program and showed her real mettle. In terms of the question relating to the coalition agreement, it is an agreement between two political parties. It is an administrative agreement only. It has not been made public in the past. That has been the practice. The Governor-General does not have a copy of it. Senator McKenzie was referring to the letter that each leader of the National Party provides to the Governor-General to confirm that the government has the support of the National Party. That is always provided, and that is what she was referring to.

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