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Di Natale says he wants to have an "open and frank dialogue" with the prime minister, and there needs to be trust between the two leaders.

"I suspect many of his voters won’t support my views and that's true of the people who support me. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn't work together to get outcomes for the community."

And the key to getting those outcomes? Don't take it personally, the former GP says. "I didn't give up a career in medicine to stand up here and have a go at people, walk out and not get anything done. I did it because I wanted to achieve things," he says.

In the spirit of an open and frank dialogue, BuzzFeed News asked Di Natale about the issues that matter to him.