All my life I've believed that men and women have equal capacities and talents...consequently there should be equality in life's chances.

At the end of the day government is about teamwork and partnership and we will be proving that by working together.

My guiding principle is that prosperity can be shared. We can create wealth together. The global economy is not a zero-sum game.

The death of Malcolm Fraser underwrites a great loss to Australia... I always thought Malcolm would be around a lot longer. I must say, I wished he had been.

In the quest for comparative advantage, investment will flow towards those countries that can offer more output for fewer emissions. Inaction will cost jobs. Action will support jobs.

One of my prized possessions is still the prefect's tie that I got in this school. I keep it with me. It was the first leadership position I ever had.

Australians can trust me to get the job done. They can have the confidence that in the heart of the circumstances I will win through in their interests no matter how relentlessly negative the leader of the opposition is.