We will continue to go out onto the streets and to protest, and actively encourage the public to support us in our campaign for free education.

No matter what happens in the future, whether it is a Labor government or a Coalition government, whoever is in government is going to have to fix the budget.

It is not the role of government to use the taxation and welfare system as a tool to level the playing field.

The poorest people either don't have cars or actually don't drive very far in many cases.

In fact, in Parliament, I pointed out that Australians on average incomes would move into the second highest tax bracket in the next couple of years. That is going to slow down the Australian economy. It's bad for households.

Fiscal policy, monetary policy, they need to work together to try and raise the level of growth.

I'm not as bearish as many others about China. Why? Because China must grow. So I am far more optimistic about China.