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

The one thing that has changed dramatically when you talk to the people of New Zealand and people from Ireland? They feel a darned-sight better about themselves because they made the decision to do what they've done, and I can say to you, we would feel a bloody darned sight better about ourselves once we get an opportunity to put this [vote on same-sex marriage] out there.

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.

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 don't bring religion into the square.

Should we choose to extend our airstrikes into Syria, we will be doing this in the collective self-defence of Iraq. We would be doing this out of a responsibility to protect innocent people at risk of horrible death from the most violent people imaginable.

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