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.

I want to be a very good friend to Indonesia, but there are some things which are non-negotiable. Border protection is just non-negotiable. Maintaining a strong security network is just non-negotiable. I think the Indonesians understand that.

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.

I try to treat people as people and not put them in pigeonholes.

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

I think all senior politicians tend to be rather more subtle then the commentators would have it. It is a natural tendency for human beings to try to classify. We all have this classification urge - so and so is such and such, that person is in that camp - but look, most sophisticated people defy stereotype.

We accept that sometimes in difficult circumstances, difficult things happen.