There is a tendency to try to dumb everything down and turn everything into a one-paragraph press release or even less, just a slogan.

The most effective check and balance on government has been an independent press which maintains its credibility by ensuring that its criticism is balanced and based on fact – based indeed on solid journalistic work.

This is a very tough business, politics. It's easy to get resentful or full of bitterness ... (but) I think hatred hurts the hater more than the hated. So I'm looking back on my time positively.

There is a tendency to try to dumb everything down and turn everything into a one-paragraph press release or even less, just a slogan.

Everything we do as a government is focused on getting help and support for hard-working Australian families. We are standing up for them.

All Australians understand that high-quality, reliable and affordable broadband is a critical part of the infrastructure our nation needs to prosper in coming years.

Anyone who thinks it's smart to cut immigration is sentencing Australia to poverty.