There will be no overall increase in the tax burden whatsoever.

In respect of Indonesia, I am determined to be the best possible friend of Indonesia that I can be, consistent with my overriding duty to protect our country. We would never do anything that was damaging to Indonesia, because we want Indonesia to flourish. We want Indonesia to take its rightful place as one of the really important countries of the world, as it will, sooner or later.

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.

I don't think it's a very Christian thing to come in by the back door rather than the front door.

We have already provided a strong humanitarian response to the problems in the Middle East and that response will be stronger within coming days.

The Australian people expect the Government to govern, they don't expect it to make excuses.

I am a model of positivity compared to the kinds of vitriol, the kinds of destructive criticisms that Labor members of parliament have been making of each other.