The only party which is going to increase taxes after the election is the Labor Party.

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.

I also think that if you want to put a price on carbon, why not just do it with a simple tax? Why not ask motorists to pay more, why not ask electricity consumers to pay more and then at the end of the year you can take your invoices to the tax office and get a rebate of the carbon tax you've paid

Well, I'm not saying that an emissions tax is ever going to be good policy.

I just think that this whole issue of creating potential human life, not to give life, but to give the scientists a bit more of a leg-up, is fraught with danger.

We will be a consultative, collegial government. No surprises, no excuses. That's what you'll get under the Coalition.

To move past fear is a cliche.