Enough of blood and tears. Enough!

We appreciate the efforts of the United States, of the president, of the secretary of state, and we are ready to find any form of talks, but we have to overcome the differences between Syria and Israel to reach peace.

A diplomatic peace is not yet the real peace. It is an essential step in the peace process leading towards a real peace.

You have got to sit down and talk to people. You can't understand people from a distance.

Indigenous programs and policy will come within the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet because Indigenous policy and programs should not be an add - on, they should not be an afterthought, but they should be at the heart of a good Australian Government.

We are ready to compromise. We are ready to take calculated risks, but for a peace that will give us security.

There is no way of finding the middle ground, even with the best intentions of the world. Our most sensible policy is to stall.