Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

Absolutely not. I made a rookie mistake I've got to admit it; I've put my hand up. I made the rookie mistake of repeating part of the question that was put to me, and from memory—David Speers, one of the best interviewers in this place, got me. He was trying to get me to, I guess, move away from the general message, and he said, 'As a general rule, what is your view?'

Let me say, I always support government policy. I get my opportunity to have my say within government. Do you know what? As a result of the work of all of us—all of us here have the opportunity to have our say. As a result of the involvement of all of us, the decisions that we make are the best possible decisions for the Australian people, and of course I support them unequivocally.