The holy grail is back-to-back wins that we're aiming for today,
I think they're going to go into the polling booth and say: 'You know what? I am not going to reward Anthony Albanese for the last three years',
I am 54. I am still very young, and I've just got a burning passion for this country."
I understand I’m fortunate. I also know what it is like to struggle,
This election's going to be a real test of whether what we saw in 2022 is a sign of things to come, or whether the '22 election was just a one-off flash in the pan,
We take absolutely nothing for granted until the results are in,
Absolutely, I do."
Under Labor, Australians have faced the largest fall in living standards on record,
We want to be able to continue to kick goals for Australia,
He has different views, different values,
I think a lot of quiet Australians have come out today to support the coalition,
I’m slightly positive. Hopefully it’s gonna be a minority government and the Greens get a balance of power,
On polls, there's a lot of undecided voters. We have a mountain to climb,
I feel like the cost of living and also childcare [costs], because that’s a key issue I find. There need to be more teachers,
We have real wages going up, we have inflation going down,
I haven't met an Australian on this campaign who said that they're better off today than they were three years ago,
My government has offered stable leadership in uncertain times,
The idea we are going to whack friend and foe alike undermines our national security and, frankly, makes us not a good partner going forward,
With a more influential China, which is more coercive and aggressive in the way in which it is just carrying out its affairs in the Indo-Pacific, Australia needs to do more as a way to push back against China's ability to carve out its sphere of influence,
I assure you I'm not staying up at night trying to ring anyone at the moment,