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

Afghanistan must never again be a safe haven for terrorism.

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

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

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.

The Prime Minister seems now to be basing his re-election campaign on this plot line. He is saying to the Australian people, look out, the baddies behind you - hiss, boo and whatever you do, don't vote Labor. This political parody of pantomime is looking and sounding desperate.

Our future growth relies on competitiveness and innovation, skills and productivity... and these in turn rely on the education of our people.