I'm not running for canonisation.

In the era of mobile phones and emails, you're no more out of the loop in China than you are in Sydney.

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.

Labor has come out with a series of proposals to increase taxes, including taxes on people across Australia saving for their retirement, he has actually identified so far zero dollars in spending reductions.

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

Political parties don't work when people just announce what they are doing and expect everyone else to follow.

There is much to be said for an emissions trading scheme. It was, after all, the mechanism for emission reduction ultimately chosen by the Howard government.