A government that says what it means, and means what it says.

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

I've always avoided those sorts of self-assessments because if you give yourself a 10 out of 10 people think you're a big head, if you give yourself a 6 out of 10 they think you're plagued with self-doubt, so I'm just not going to rate myself.

There'll be some savings from preventing double dipping by public servants which are currently able to access not one but two fully tax payer funded schemes and of course there will be out paid parental leave levy. So all up not only is this an important economic reform, an important reform to have to grow our economy more strongly, it also will leave the budget better off which will help us fix the mess that Labor has created with the budget.

If you want to put a price on carbon why not just do it with a simple tax?

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

For small business men and women, less paperwork means higher profits, boosted sales and more time with the family.