▁Co al ition ▁having ▁enough ▁members ▁to ▁form ▁government ▁on ▁their ▁own , ▁he ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁independ ents ▁whose ▁support ▁was ▁sought ▁by ▁both ▁sides ▁in ▁a ▁bid ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁minor ity ▁government . ▁Among ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁that ▁he ▁supported ▁was ▁the ▁proposed ▁em issions ▁trad ing ▁scheme . ▁O akes h ott ▁decided ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁inc umb ent ▁independ ents , ▁Bob ▁K atter ▁and ▁Tony ▁W inds or , ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁as ▁a ▁b loc . ▁While ▁holding ▁different ▁opinions ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁climate ▁change , ▁all ▁three ▁have ▁highlight ed ▁broad band ▁as ▁a ▁policy ▁important ▁to ▁them . ▁O akes h ott ▁expressed ▁his ▁desire ▁to ▁establish ▁stable ▁government ▁and ▁raised ▁concerns ▁that ▁a ▁ 7 6 - se at ▁government ▁was ▁" a ▁by - e lection ▁away ▁from ▁trouble " ▁and , ▁to ▁avoid ▁this , ▁he ▁proposed ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁government ▁with ▁minister s ▁from ▁both ▁of ▁the ▁usually ▁ant agon istic ▁major ▁parties . ▁If ▁no ▁stable ▁government ▁capable ▁of ▁gover ning ▁for ▁the ▁full ▁three - year ▁term ▁could ▁be ▁formed , ▁he ▁recommended ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁should ▁call ▁a ▁new ▁election . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁O akes h ott ▁gave ▁his ▁backing ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁Labor ▁minor ity ▁government . ▁He ▁made ▁the ▁announ cement ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 7 - min ute ▁speech . ▁After ▁announ cing ▁his ▁decision