Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience) Share this | Hansard source

Okay, Matt. You've had your chance. I'm answering on your behalf! Look, I think obviously every successful partnership in life has to be a respectful one, and I think we know in the coalition that it's been a strong relationship. We need to be unified. We're best when we're unified, but we don't always agree. And this is one of those points where we have to assess the information in front of us and come to a considered position. People shouldn't be surprised about this. It is not about Albo waltzing into the Labor Party caucus and saying, 'Okay. I've done the deal. The Left says this, the New South Wales Right says that, the Victorian Left says this, Kim Carr says something else and this is going to be our position on this particular policy decision.' No. There are two independent parties here, and it may be uncomfortable— (Time expired)