The biggest review of taxation ever undertaken in this country, is now dead in the water.

Government will not nominate the former Labor prime minister [Kevin Rudd] to be the UN's next secretary-general.

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.

I do not believe we can effectively move Australia to a lower emission economy, which is what we need to do if we're going to make a contribution to a global reduction in greenhouse gases, without putting a price on carbon.

I have always been generous because I know that I have done well in life and I believe it is part of my duty to give back. So I am always been philanthropic.

What we're seeing at the moment is people being radicalised or adopting Islamist, murderous Islamist ideology very, very quickly so that you have people that are not on the counterterrorism radar screen who then often, as a result of mental illness, will then attach themselves to this murderous ideology and then act very quickly.

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