In respect of Indonesia, I am determined to be the best possible friend of Indonesia that I can be, consistent with my overriding duty to protect our country. We would never do anything that was damaging to Indonesia, because we want Indonesia to flourish. We want Indonesia to take its rightful place as one of the really important countries of the world, as it will, sooner or later.

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

I think all senior politicians tend to be rather more subtle then the commentators would have it. It is a natural tendency for human beings to try to classify. We all have this classification urge - so and so is such and such, that person is in that camp - but look, most sophisticated people defy stereotype.

We are naturally reluctant as a peace-loving people to reach out to far-away conflicts but, as we know, this conflict has been reaching out to us for months now.

The role of CO2 is not nearly as clear as the climate catastrophists would suggest.

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

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