Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has made a fresh appeal to the government to sit down with him and talk through the global financial crisis.
Mr Turnbull says he had been asking Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for a meeting for the last three weeks, to no avail.
The opposition was ready to focus on the national interest and put party politics second, but only if a meeting with the government could be arranged, he said.
"The only note of disappointment that I want to express is Mr Rudd's failure to engage in a bipartisan, constructive discussion with us," Mr Turnbull told reporters in Canberra.
Mr Turnbull reiterated his comments, made yesterday, that he supported the government's pledge to guarantee bank deposits and support the banking system.
The opposition will support enabling legislation through the parliament.
Mr Turnbull said he was looking forward to a briefing from Treasury on the measures later today.