The two defining issues of this century are both universal but felt locally: the global water crisis and the resources boom.

If you present good government, then elections look after themselves.

We have been getting ready to recycle more e-waste by investing in infrastructure, providing grants to local government and working with industry.

We know that defence work results in more than great defence hardware - it can drive innovation and advances in all areas of our life.

Grace Portolesi is a strong, assertive passionate young woman and she is precisely the sort of person I want in my cabinet and she will have a senior role.

Everybody has to make their own decisions about how they choose to behave.

You'll be much more successful if you follow your dreams and follow your passions.