Well, Michael, we will be telling the people of Australia in good time before the next election exactly what they can expect from us. No surprises, no excuses. They will be our watch words going into the election and afterwards, should we form a government.

I think that it's high time that the Prime Minister stopped making excuses for bad policy and started listening to the forgotten families of Australia.

The argument [behind climate change] is absolute crap. However, the politics of this are tough for us. Eighty per cent of people believe climate change is a real and present danger.

I am in favour of the notion of Australia as an immigrant society

There is one fundamental message that we want to go out from this place to every nook and cranny of our country: There should be no new tax collection without an election.

I think it's time for the Prime Minister to stop making excuses and to start governing.

I can't promise that I won't continue to embarrass people.