I can't promise that I won't continue to embarrass people.

Australia would play its role in taking displaced people from the Syrian conflict.

We have already provided a strong humanitarian response to the problems in the Middle East and that response will be stronger within coming days.

A midnight knock on the door followed by execution is no way a leader should be treated.

Now if you are condemned to life on welfare, I'm not so sure that being in a bigger welfare village is that much better than being in a smaller welfare village.

Even potential human life needs to be treated with great respect.

I think leadership is knowing what you want to achieve and then purposefully and sensibly taking steps to achieve it, remembering always that you have got to bring people with you if you are seeking to be a successful political leader.