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.

A tax cut to compensate for a tax increase is not a cut - it's a con.

What will most certainly happen is that there will be very clear and full communication between the government and independents and minor parties. The precise mechanisms will evolve over time, but we certainly intend to keep the minor parties and the independents very much in the loop. We have to if we want our legislative agenda to have a reasonable chance of success and that's what we intend to do.

We cannot suffer a person by his affidavit to arraign the whole justice of the country and its administration.

It is fit that justice should be administered with great caution.

If people are going to do things which have certain consequences that they would rather avoid, they should do whatever they need to avoid the consequences.

We are naturally reluctant as a peace-loving people to reach out to far-away conflicts but, as we know, this conflict has been reaching out to us for months now.