Over the Christmas period, I spent time with both Bob Hawke and Paul Keating, and you listen to stories and tales of how hard it can be when it's really hard, and I think we easily all talk ourselves into the proposition that it's never been as hard as this. Well it's been hard in the past. It's been really hard. So you keep doing it and, the more you do it, the more you gain strength and confidence that you can do it.

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

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

There are some things that can't be measured.

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 know reform is never easy. But I know reform is right.

Over the Christmas period, I spent time with both Bob Hawke and Paul Keating, and you listen to stories and tales of how hard it can be when it's really hard, and I think we easily all talk ourselves into the proposition that it's never been as hard as this. Well it's been hard in the past. It's been really hard. So you keep doing it and, the more you do it, the more you gain strength and confidence that you can do it.