it's not going to make a difference now. So is there more compromise you're prepared to make? Bowen: Well, it doesn't have to be this way, Fran. It does not have to be this way. We could see a significant breakthrough today. Kelly: How? Bowen: Well, the same way we saw a significant breakthrough in the House of Representatives yesterday, by people of goodwill acting, by people like Mal Washer acting. And it is not too late for the Liberal Party as a whole to act, to say that they will deal with the government and compromise and act in the national interest. It is before the Senate for a vote today. It is not too late. That's what we're focused on. Yesterday, as I was focused on getting it through the House. Today, the government will be focusing on the Senate because it will not become law and lives will not be saved -- there is only one Bill that can pass the Parliament today and that is Mr Oakeshott's Bill and that is the Bill which represents a significant compromise on behalf of the government. We call on the Opposition to come to the table as well. Kelly: The challenge you face today is not a challenge of minority government; it's a challenge many, many governments face of not having the numbers, not having a majority in the Senate. This is now for you to negotiate. Tony Abbott has said he will not compromise. The Greens, who hold