I was pointing out the depth of the friendship between Australia and Indonesia and the fact that Australia has been there for Indonesia when Indonesia has been in difficulty.

We accept that sometimes in difficult circumstances, difficult things happen.

A government that understands the limits of power as well as its potential.

Certainly, my uni days involved some statements that I wouldn't make today.

Even potential human life needs to be treated with great respect.

I see myself as a social conservative, but I think that there are lots of social institutions that produce beneficial reforms, like public hospitals, for instance, and schools.

I think that the best things that governments can do for productivity is not whack on new taxes and, if we can get institutions like schools and hospitals functioning better, well that's obviously good for the overall productiveness of our society.