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

Our police, our hard-working police, that our extraordinarily committed and dedicated military personnel, I'm really pleased that they are getting a good paid parental leave scheme.

Like the Governor-General, when asked what you enjoy most about the job my tendency is to say "today", because of the insights you get into our nation and because of the privileged contact you have with so many people.

It was a positive sign that the conversation took place, it's a sign of the depth of the friendship between Australia and Indonesia.

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

Mates help each other; they do not tax each other.

I'm still getting my exercise at five o'clock in the morning, that's good. So far I've managed to hold on to a bike ride on Saturday or Sunday morning, probably at least two weekends out of three.