If We Boost Productivity, We Can Improve

I Was A Very Senior Minister In The Howard Government And I Sat Around This Particular Table [in The Prime Ministerial Office] In Many Discussions. The Difference Between Being A Senior Minister And The Prime Minister Is That Ultimately The Buck Does Stop With The Prime Minister And In The End The Prime Minister Has To Make Those Critical Judgement Calls And That's The Big Difference.

The Media - And I'm Not Blaming Them - Obviously Like To Seize On The Differences Between People And, Sure, There Are Some Senior Members Of The Government Who Are In A Slightly Different Philosophical Space To Mine. But Do Not Underestimate The Substantial Single-mindedness Of This Government.

The Only Party Which Is Going To Increase Taxes After The Election Is The Labor Party.

You Cannot Win An Election Without A Fight

In Respect Of Indonesia, I Am Determined To Be The Best Possible Friend Of Indonesia That I Can Be, Consistent With My Overriding Duty To Protect Our Country. We Would Never Do Anything That Was Damaging To Indonesia, Because We Want Indonesia To Flourish. We Want Indonesia To Take Its Rightful Place As One Of The Really Important Countries Of The World, As It Will, Sooner Or Later.