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 am a model of positivity compared to the kinds of vitriol, the kinds of destructive criticisms that Labor members of parliament have been making of each other.

If people are going to do things which have certain consequences that they would rather avoid, they should do whatever they need to avoid the consequences.

Putting labels on people is so counter-productive. Most of us on some issues could be considered conservative, on other issues could be considered progressive, on other issues might be thought of as being moderate, on other issues might be thought of as being rather forthright.

I would not want to see any relaxation of the law prohibiting human cloning.

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

The climate change argument is absolute crap