We can't conclusively say whether man-made carbon dioxide emissions are contributing to climate change.

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

I understand that government should live within its means, value the money it holds in trust from you the taxpayer, avoid waste and, above all else, observe the first maxim of good government: namely, do no avoidable harm.

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.

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

There's always a lot happening. I mean, that's the thing about politics: it's just one damn thing after another!

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