Q: One of the key things that you would have in the House of Representatives over the Senate in terms of balance of power is that the confidence lever – being able to have a sway in a vote of confidence in a balance of power – is that something that you would consider using to achieve your objectives and aims?

Adam Bandt:

I would expect that the next – the government will respect the parliament that the Australian people choose. I’d be astounded if they didn’t. And what we know is that there are going to be more voices in the next parliament, and greater diversity. And that is a good thing. That puts an obligation on us, I think, to work together. To work together.

And to ensure that we get outcomes for people. One of the things I learnt from last time in 2010 is that there’s the ability to get things done at the start, and then there’s the ability to get things done during the course of the parliament. At the start, we got dental into Medicare for kids. Dental am to Medicare for kids, and world-leading climate legislation.

And we got more reforms as the parliament went on.

So, yes, in that situation where Labor or Liberal doesn’t have a majority, we keep Peter Dutton out and we would get Labor to act using that position that you describe, but also during the course of the parliament continuing to put good ideas on the table and getting them passed.