I don't bring religion into the square.

The media - and I'm not blaming them - obviously like to seize on the differences between people and, sure, there are some senior members of the government who are in a slightly different philosophical space to mine. But do not underestimate the substantial single-mindedness of this government.

I mean there are many, many people in all sorts of different countries who don't have a great life, who are subject to injustice. Are we obliged to take all of them who come here? I think the answer is 'Not necessarily.'

The thing about social media is that it is anonymous, so it can be much more vitriolic and extreme than normal media and yet it is there for everyone to see. It is kind of like electronic graffiti. The political process is accelerated and intense in a way that I don't believe it ever really has been before.

Whether carbon dioxide is quite the environmental villain that some people make it out to be is not yet proven.

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.

We will be a consultative, collegial government. No surprises, no excuses. That's what you'll get under the Coalition.