I think that it's high time that the Prime Minister stopped making excuses for bad policy and started listening to the forgotten families of Australia.

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.

Look, good government doesn't look for excuses, good government gets on with the job.

I'm a politician. I'm not going to get into a whole range of scientific argument with scientists.

We are going to be a government of no surprises and no excuses; a government which keeps its commitments and a government which is straight and candid with the Australian people and that's what we intend to do.

I'm focused on doing the job the treasurer should do.I don't respond to gossip.

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