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

It is unlikely that you'll have anything emerge from MEF (Major Economies Forum) by way of detailed programmatic specificity.

The Government's mission is to build a strong and fair Australia capable of meeting the new challenges of the 21st century.

Because the time has come, well and truly come, for all peoples of our great country, for all citizens of our great commonwealth, for all Australians - those who are indigenous and those who are not - to come together to reconcile and together build a new future for our nation.

Australia is a nation of compassion. Courage and compassion. And the third of these great values: resilience.

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.

Of course I base all my election promises and policies on opinion polls