It Is Fit That Justice Should Be

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.

There Are Some Issues Where Ministers Should Come And Talk To The Prime Minister, If The Prime Minister Hasn't Already Talked To Them. Any Issue Which A Minister Thinks Is Going To Be Profoundly Controversial, Where We Do Not Have A Clear Existing Position, It Is Important That There Be A Conversation Between The Minister And The Prime Minister. I Think They All Understand That And I Think It Is Working Very Well.

There'll Be Some Savings From Preventing Double Dipping By Public Servants Which Are Currently Able To Access Not One But Two Fully Tax Payer Funded Schemes And Of Course There Will Be Out Paid Parental Leave Levy. So All Up Not Only Is This An Important Economic Reform, An Important Reform To Have To Grow Our Economy More Strongly, It Also Will Leave The Budget Better Off Which Will Help Us Fix The Mess That Labor Has Created With The Budget.

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.

All Of The People Who Are Using Their Blackberries Or Their Iphones, Facebook, All Of The People Who Are Sitting In Cafes And Hotels Rooms Doing Their Work, They're All Using Wireless Technology, And We Shouldn't Assume That The Only Way Of The Future Is High Speed Cable.