FED:Brown talks to Gillard, Swan

AAP General News (Australia)
08-27-2010
FED:Brown talks to Gillard, Swan

By Bonny Symons-Brown

CANBERRA, Aug 27 AAP - Australian Greens leader Bob Brown says he's held constructive
talks with Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her deputy Wayne Swan about Labor forming
a minority government.

Senator Brown did not want to disclose details of the meeting, held at Parliament House
in Canberra on Friday morning, but said it had been positive.

"We are looking at what assurances there would need to be to give stable government
for the future of this country," he told reporters.

"There is progress afoot there."

Senator Brown said Opposition Leader Tony Abbott on Monday promised he would get back
to him at the end of this week to discuss the next parliament, but he had so far heard
nothing.

"Very happy to talk to him about the same matters, if he wants to do that," he said.

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