Here we go again, a government which is making yet more excuses for yet more failure when it comes to getting our budgetary situation right.

Mates help each other; they do not tax each other.

Abortion is the easy way out. It’s hardly surprising that people should choose the most convenient exit from awkward situations.

Australia would play its role in taking displaced people from the Syrian conflict.

And the commitment that I've been giving to the Australian people is that there'll be no surprises and no excuses under a Coalition government.

We are sticking with the plan. We have a plan to get taxes down, to get regulation down, to get productivity up, to create jobs, to reduce taxes, to boost prosperity. The plan is working and we are sticking with it.

No senior politician can expect to have work-life balance. I'm afraid there are some jobs for which work-life balance inevitably goes out the window. If you want work-life balance you just have to accept that you can't be a senior member of a government, or for that matter a senior member of an opposition.