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I Was A Very Senior Minister In The Howard Government And I Sat Around This Particular Table [in The Prime Ministerial Office] In Many Discussions. The Difference Between Being A Senior Minister And The Prime Minister Is That Ultimately The Buck Does Stop With The Prime Minister And In The End The Prime Minister Has To Make Those Critical Judgement Calls And That's The Big Difference.

In The Era Of Mobile Phones And Emails, You're No More Out Of The Loop In China Than You Are In Sydney.

There Is One Fundamental Message That We Want To Go Out From This Place To Every Nook And Cranny Of Our Country: There Should Be No New Tax Collection Without An Election.

There Are Some Issues Where Ministers Should Come And Talk To The Prime Minister, If The Prime Minister Hasn't Already Talked To Them. Any Issue Which A Minister Thinks Is Going To Be Profoundly Controversial, Where We Do Not Have A Clear Existing Position, It Is Important That There Be A Conversation Between The Minister And The Prime Minister. I Think They All Understand That And I Think It Is Working Very Well.

The Liberal Party Has Dealt With The Spill Motion And Now This Matter Is Behind Us, We Think That When You Elect A Government, When You Elect A Prime Minister, You Deserve To Keep That Government And That Prime Minister Until You Have A Chance To Change Your Mind.