Senator CORMANN (Western Australia—Minister for Finance and the Public Service, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:05): I thank the honourable senator for that question, but I think that everyone who has followed events in Australian politics over the last few weeks would have seen me explain the reasons for my judgements before and after the relevant party room meeting and I have said all that I have to say on that matter.
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