"We said before the election, it was a firm commitment, no deals, concessions, agreements with any minor party. Greens, Xenophon, anybody else," Bowen said, as Sarah Hanson-Young laughed incredulously. Chris Bowen ruled out any collaborations with the Greens, in a move criticised as "arrogant". Credit:ABC "That was our position before the election, it's our position right now. People questioned it and said 'surely if it's a hung parliament you'll try to get office'. That's our position. "What happens next is firstly a matter for Malcolm Turnbull. He's the incumbent Prime Minister, he gets the first opportunity to form a government in consultation with the crossbench. "Labor governs alone or not at all. It's a principle that John Curtin outlined, it's a principle that I believe in, and it's a principle that I think is important for who we stand for, who we are."

He said Julia Gillard's co-operation with the Greens in the past was "in hindsight, an error". Sarah Hanson-Young examinesChris Bowen amid a terse exchange. Credit:ABC "It's not a criticism I made at the time. I look back and say we didn't need to do that, and we shouldn't do it again." Ms Hanson-Young called for unity, saying the Australian public had voted for "a variety of different voices" so those voices had to work together. Josh Frydenberg named several Independents the Coalition would be willing to work with. Credit:ABC

"Our job now, as parliamentarians, whatever colour we wear, is to roll up our sleeves and work out how we can actually work together," she said. "The winner-takes-all attitude is what has been shunned by the Australian people. They've had enough of it." Bowen responded that was "not going to happen" and denied his attitude of refusing to negotiate was "arrogant". "You can put your case, but it takes two to tango, we're not on the dance floor," Bowen said. "It's not arrogant, it's a statement of fact. We went to the election with policies, if we form a government, we want to implement those policies. Not Greens policies." Hanson-Young responded: "But you haven't won Chris. You haven't been able to do that."