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

Well, Michael, we will be telling the people of Australia in good time before the next election exactly what they can expect from us. No surprises, no excuses. They will be our watch words going into the election and afterwards, should we form a government.

I want to be a very good friend to Indonesia, but there are some things which are non-negotiable. Border protection is just non-negotiable. Maintaining a strong security network is just non-negotiable. I think the Indonesians understand that.

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

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.

If I was in a refugee camp somewhere on the Pakistani border, of course I'd want to come to Australia.

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.