Abbott keen to stop insider govt gossip

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has refused to be drawn on "insider gossip" about his government's cabinet processes.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has dismissed media reports of cabinet leaks as insider gossip. (AAP)

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has dismissed media reports of cabinet leaks as insider gossip.

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton and Small Business Minister Bruce Billson say ministers who leak should be sacked.

"I'm just not going to get drawn into any insider gossip at all today," Mr Abbott told reporters in Canberra on Tuesday.