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

I think that marriage is, dare I say it, between a man and a woman, hopefully for life and there are all sorts of other relationships which should be acknowledged and recognised, but I don't know that they can be recognised as marriage.

People who have put money aside on the basis of a certain set of rules shouldn't have that money raided just because government has got a problem.

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.

I'm not saying that people on welfare don't contribute in their own way, but as many as possible should be encouraged to be economically active as well as socially and culturally active.

Part of my role, I suppose, is to run government business in the House of Representatives, and try to ensure that people know exactly what's going on in the Chamber is an important part of that.

Today, we have got more excuses from the government.