A government that understands the limits of power as well as its potential.
And a government that accepts that it will be judged more by its deeds than by its mere words.
A government that says what it means, and means what it says.
So, my friends, in a week or so the Governor-General will swear in a new government.
There will be no surprises, there will be no excuses, we will do what we've said we will do.
Today, we have got more excuses from the government.
More excuses for more failures.
There will be no surprises and no excuses from a Coalition government, Barrie.
We will be a consultative, collegial government. No surprises, no excuses. That's what you'll get under the Coalition.
Here we go again, a government which is making yet more excuses for yet more failure when it comes to getting our budgetary situation right.
The Australian people expect the Government to govern, they don't expect it to make excuses.
I think it's time for the Prime Minister to stop making excuses and to start governing.