The Prime Minister's hopes for easy passage of his signature budget measures rest with a party leader he has met just once since the election - and left her completely cold.

Greens leader Christine Milne said she met Tony Abbott in his office late last year and was unimpressed with the result. She claimed Mr Abbott did not live up to his statements on protecting Tasmanian wilderness.

Green seeing red: Christine Milne is not impressed. Credit:Steven Siewert

Senator Milne said she had not met government Senate leader Eric Abetz or any Coalition senators. ''None, as in zero,'' she said, adding there would be ''little point''.

She said Mr Abbott ''does not have the skills'' to negotiate with the minor parties and she did not trust him, making it difficult to discuss his policies.