Well, Michael, We Will Be Telling The

It's Very Easy For Australians Living In Big Cities To Either Romanticise Or Demonise The Situation In Aboriginal Places - To Kind Of Look At Things Through The 'noble Innocents' Prism Or Through The 'chronically Dysfunctional' Prism, And I Suspect That Is So Often The Case.

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've Always Avoided Those Sorts Of Self-assessments Because If You Give Yourself A 10 Out Of 10 People Think You're A Big Head, If You Give Yourself A 6 Out Of 10 They Think You're Plagued With Self-doubt, So I'm Just Not Going To Rate Myself.

The Measure In The Budget In Relation To Parental Leave Pay Is Based On A Simple Proposition. Most Women Across Australia Have Access To One Scheme Funded By The Taxpayer. Some Women Have Access To Two Schemes And That's Great.

Look, Good Government Doesn't Look For Excuses, Good Government Gets On With The Job.