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

If I was in a refugee camp somewhere on the Pakistani border, of course I'd want to come to Australia.

Putting labels on people is so counter-productive. Most of us on some issues could be considered conservative, on other issues could be considered progressive, on other issues might be thought of as being moderate, on other issues might be thought of as being rather forthright.

People who have put money aside on the basis of a certain set of rules shouldn't have that money raided just because government has got a problem.

My mum and mad were both very generous, encouraging parents.

I'm confident that there are plenty of people who have the strength of character and the presence of mind to warn me of difficulties and alert me to opportunities.

I'm not really managing the work-life balance, I'm just accepting that the work increases and the ordinary life has to decrease when you're the prime minister.