In his closing statements, the Warringah MP of a quarter of a century stresses the importance of being a member of the government - and the importance of not letting Labor take the reins.

He puts it in the simplest of terms: "We are going to have a good government which is Liberal or a bad government which is Labor... anything other than a vote for Liberal brings a Labor government closer."

Aaaand we get a handshake. Let's have a cheer for democracy and civil debate.