Education is both a tool of social justice as well as a fundamental driver of economic development.

By 2050, the Australian population is expected to grow from 22 million to 36 million. That increase alone will put huge pressure on our towns and our cities. We will need more homes, more roads, more rail lines, more hospitals, more schools, just to accommodate so many Australians.

If Australia wants an effective United Nations, we have to be comprehensively, not marginally, engaged.

I am determined to honour the confidence which has been extended to us by the people of our great land. And I say to all of those who have voted for us today, I say to each and every one of them that I will be a prime minister for all Australians.

For Australians, climate change is no longer a distant threat. Our rivers are dying, bush fires are more ferocious and more frequent and our natural wonders - the Great Barrier Reef, Kakadu, our rainforests - are now at risk.

I was elected by the Australian people to bring back a fair go for all Australians. I have given my absolute best to do that.

People are happiest when they are giving, they are saddest when they are just taking. And that is the core message of community.