Jay Weatherill

Obviously any export of uranium to India could only occur within an appropriate international framework to be negotiated by the commonwealth government.

I think there is a case for strong action and intervention when there is criminality and when the leaders are corrupt or behaving in a criminal fashion.

Defence is our best attack.

I have learned to not worry about things I can't control.

Every user of the river down here understands that a healthy river is absolutely vital for a healthy economy and a healthy tourism industry.

Well, there are different levels of love.

We know that defence work results in more than great defence hardware - it can drive innovation and advances in all areas of our life.

I've decided to lead in a way that takes people with me. It's the approach that I think will stand not only our party but also our state in good stead.

Civility is perhaps a quaint notion but civility in Parliament is something we should always strive to uphold.

Our job as a government is to start with the great underpinnings of our current economic growth - particularly defence and mining - and build on these.

I think the truth of it is that when you get down to actually having to do the things on the ground, there is only one way to do it, and that's in cooperation with the communities.

I believe good governments have nothing to hide. We want to ensure we maintain confidence in our public institutions.

My government, you can be assured, will be less focused on personalities. It is about treating people with respect. I think complaining about the community not being able to see the wisdom of our ideas is the wrong approach.

I believe that investing in our children's development from the earliest age is the single most important contribution we can make to the health and wellbeing of our citizens, their capacity and the future prosperity of our state.