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

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

Faith is important to me. It's important to millions of Australians. It helps to shape who I am. It helps to shape my values. But it must never, never dictate my politics.

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

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.

There may not be a great job for [Aboriginal people] but whatever there is, they just have to do it, and if it’s picking up rubbish around the community, it just has to be done.

I've always been very wary of debates involving women.