Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia) Share this | Hansard source

A challenge by Mr Rudd to Ms Gillard is nothing out of the ordinary; I accept that. But, Minister, you say nothing happened on Monday night. So please tell me what it was that occurred to make you do a complete 180-degree turn on an issue. Please tell it. There are some Australians listening to this. I see we are on broadcast today. I am sure they would want to know what changed your mind between 2.20 on Monday afternoon and when you held your press conference at 11 o'clock the next day. Something must have happened. As I say, I am not interested in the fact that Kevin Rudd was going to challenge Ms Gillard for the Prime Ministership. I am not interested in that. I want to know how you can look yourself in the mirror every morning and say—