Oppositions are not there to get legislation through. Oppositions are there to hold the government to account.

What the housewives of Australia need to understand as they do the ironing is that if they get it done commercially it’s going to go up in price and their own power bills when they switch the iron on are going to go up.

The fact is that I'm interested in getting on with my job of holding the Government to account and I think that the Government should get on with the job of effectively running the country and not making excuses for poor performance, not lowering expectations. Their job is to deliver on their election commitments.

I'm not running for canonisation.

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

It was a positive sign that the conversation took place, it's a sign of the depth of the friendship between Australia and Indonesia.

I think it's time for the Prime Minister to stop making excuses and to start governing.