I love Australia. I mean it's, how can you not? It's an incredibly beautiful country. I like the people, I like the country, I love it. I mean it's wonderful.

If people want me to go round and talk to governments and others then I feel that responsibility which is why I am on the road a good deal of the time and why I'm not slowing down.

If the economists are arguing as to whether we need to cut or stimulate, because they're completely opposite policies, and they can't work it out then I would say let us work it out for you. Let's look at the lives people are able to lead, the effect of policies on the lives people are able to lead, and hence the likely effect on health and health inequalities.

The academic life is wonderful. That's why people love to do research.

Health inequalities and the social determinants of health are not a footnote to the determinants of health. They are the main issue.

Your position in the hierarchy influences your behaviour.

We have to put reduction of health inequalities at the centre of our public health strategy and that will require action on the social determinants of health.