I'll be accountable to the Australian public at the next election - they expect us to stop the boats and that's what we are doing. - Tony Abbott

If you want to put a price on carbon, why not just do it with a simple tax?

As many of us know, women are particularly focused on the household budget and the repeal of the carbon tax means a $550 a year benefit for the average family.

We need to attract and retain better teachers to remote schools. And we need to empower remote community leadership that’s ready to take more responsibility for what happens there. The objective is not to dictate to the states their decisions about teachers’ pay but to work with them so that whatever they do is more effective. It’s not to impose new rules on remote communities but to work with local leaders who want change for the better.