Our nation is well equipped to make the transition. We have an abundance of natural resources like wind, natural gas, solar and geothermal.

Here in Australia we do get impacted by global economic events. But we should have some confidence that our economy has got strong underlying fundamentals.

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

Afghanistan must never again be a safe haven for terrorism.

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

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

The global economic outlook remains fragile and uncertain. Global economic imbalances persist and we must address them or risk future instability.