There will be no surprises, there will be no excuses, we will do what we've said we will do.

The last thing Australia needs right now is instability and uncertainty.

Coal is good for humanity, coal is good for prosperity, coal is an essential part of our economic future, here in Australia, and right around the world.

I instinctively try to protect people from filth.

The problem with politicians getting to know the issues in indigenous townships is that we tend to suffer from what Aboriginal people call the 'seagull syndrome' - we fly in, scratch around and fly out.

Voluntary paid maternity leave: yes; compulsory paid maternity leave: over this Government’s dead body, frankly. It just won’t happen.

No cuts to health , no cuts to education, no cuts to pensions.