the balance of power in the Senate, will not compromise. So you're putting up a Bill now into the Senate which you know will not go through. Is that it, nothing more to be done? Bowen: Well, Fran, we're putting up a Bill which represents good policy and that's the job of governments. Kelly: The job of governments is to get policy through, to make policy work. And it's not always perfect, let's put it that way. Bowen: Well, and that is why we've compromised this far, Fran. And that is why we've said we'd implement Nauru, that is why we've offered an independent inquiry into temporary protection visas. These are things, as I say, Fran, not done because they're the course of least resistance by the government or the Labor Party. They're done because we believe them to be necessary to see a breakthrough. We want to see a breakthrough and these are very big issues -- these are human lives at stake -- and the time for the politicking and the point-scoring is over. It is time to come together and pass this Bill. Kelly: Have you spent the evening in talks with Opposition Senators or Greens Senators? Bowen: No, but the Prime Minister will obviously be happy to speak to any individual senator who wants to discuss their vote. The Prime Minister or I would be available to discuss any issues that senators may raise. Kelly: You'd think you'd be a bit more proactive than that. Are