I don't rule out the possibility of legislating a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, a market-based mechanism.

There will be no carbon tax under the government I lead.

Through hard work and education, we can deliver a strong economy and opportunity for all.

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.

As our economy faces up to potential labour shortages due to our ageing population and as it moves to a new level of sophistication to compete with the rest of the world, we're going to need every Australian on board pulling their weight, rejoining the workforce, gaining new skills. Writing off individuals and communities suffering from poverty just creates a dead weight for our economy to drag along.

We are constantly being told that we've never been wealthier. And many of us are. On average we all are. But that's just the problem.. no one is average.

I don't rule out the possibility of legislating a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, a market-based mechanism.