Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Minister for Regional Communications) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Gallacher—through you, Mr President—the coalition is made up of two separate parties. One is nearly 100 years old—the National Party, of which I'm deputy leader. And for the 45-odd years that the Liberal Party have been in existence—we don't vote on their leadership matters. We never have and we never will, because we're two separate parties, and that is how it should be.