The climate change argument is absolute crap

I see myself as a social conservative, but I think that there are lots of social institutions that produce beneficial reforms, like public hospitals, for instance, and schools.

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

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.

Every prime minister has a whole series of networks, and there are official formal networks and there are unofficial informal networks. I'm lucky in that I have good official formal networks, starting with my own office, the leadership group, the cabinet and the party room.

I'm focused on doing the job the treasurer should do.I don't respond to gossip.

To be sociable, I puffed on a marijuana cigarette, but I didn't inhale...I just hate the idea of drawing smoke into my lungs.