Look, good government doesn't look for excuses, good government gets on with the job.

The Australian public are very fair and they are always prepared to give the leader of a major political party a fair go.

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.

We are about getting things done. We are not about the blame game. We are not about making excuses.

We are looking at what more we can do. As well as a strong security response we need a strong humanitarian one.

Prima facie, every estate, whether given by will or otherwise, is supposed to be beneficial to the party to whom it is so given.

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