WHAT WE LEARNED

* The late former federal minister Sir John Carrick asked not to have a state funeral, because as a prisoner of war in WWII he attended too many funerals.

* The Turnbull government remains committed to cutting the tax rate for all-sized companies despite a deal with One Nation senators collapsing.

WHAT THE GOVERNMENT WANTED TO SPIN

Labor and the Greens are an anti-business coalition.

WHAT LABOR WANTED TO TALK ABOUT

Why the government is doing a secret deal with Pauline Hanson to deliver corporate tax cuts

THEY SAID WHAT

"Those discussions are always held with the confidence that that respect entails, and if and when agreement is reached and legislation is passed, all is revealed." - Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on how crossbench talks work.

"The only agreement or document we are not allowed to ask about is the coalition agreement. If the government wants to argue this is a coalition agreement, they are welcome to make that case." - Manager of Opposition Business Tony Burke on the One Nation 'secret deal'.

"Why does Senator Pauline Hanson have more say over government policy than government backbenchers?" - Labor leader Bill Shorten.

TWEETED

@AndrewLamingMP Suddenly, tax looks fun again

@SwannyQLD Labor created close to a million jobs with a Great Recession on our heels - and wages in those jobs actually increased

@TimWattsMP Turnbull should just get on with it and put Hanson (back) onto the Liberal ticket

Australian Associated Press