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

So in many ways for me, having lived through what I've lived through, and endured what I've endured, I've got more confidence that I can do the next bit - and there's something sustaining about that.

I'm on the record as saying things like I think it's important for people to understand their Bible stories, not because I'm an advocate of religion - clearly, I'm not - but once again, what comes from the Bible has formed such an important part of our culture.

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

He will always know as we know now that in the heat of battle he did not fail when mateship and duty called.

If we change the way the electricity sector operates, we can bring down our levels of carbon pollution, and continue the crucial task of tackling climate change. Putting a price on carbon would do this.

Climate change is real and it is caused to a significant extent by human activity.