Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

I can confirm to the chamber that Peter Dutton is indeed my friend. I can also confirm to the chamber what I said to the chamber last week: it is well known that, for a number of years now, at every day at 5.30 in the morning we meet in the ministerial basement car park and we walk up Red Hill. Every now and then we run into some Labor senators. I think Senator Gallacher used to be accompanied by Senator Sterle, but I think Senator Sterle has dropped off in more recent times—which he confirms! What I can also confirm for the chamber is that Minister Dutton supports the policies of the government. That is what comes with the territory when you are a minister. As a minister, you support the policies of the government, and I don't have any reason to believe otherwise.