When the world is in trouble, Australia responds. Australia is a good, global citizen.

We've got to maintain freedom of navigation of the seas and in the air.

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 think there is no doubt that the advent of 24/7 news channels, which are voracious in their demand for constant new content, has accelerated the political process. The rise of social media, in addition to talkback, I think has intensified the political process.

The only party which is going to increase taxes after the election is the Labor Party.

Every prime minister has a whole series of networks, and there are official formal networks and there are unofficial informal networks. I'm lucky in that I have good official formal networks, starting with my own office, the leadership group, the cabinet and the party room.

Middle income families with children are Australia’s new poor