What Turnbull said as prime minister

ON THE NATION

"There has never been a more exciting time to be an Australian."

ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

"Violence against women is one of the great shames of Australia. It is a national disgrace. Disrespecting women does not always result in violence against women. But all violence against women begins with disrespecting women."

ON THE ECONOMY

"Jobs and growth; jobs and growth; jobs and growth."

ON THE ABANDONED THOUGHT BUBBLE TO LET STATES RAISE INCOME TAX

"The federation must work better and right at the heart of the problems in the federation is the fact that the states do not raise enough of the revenue that they spend."

ON THE DOUBLE-DISSOULTION ELECTION TRIGGER - THE CONSTRUCTION WATCHDOG

"The time for playing games is over. The time has come for the Senate to recognise its responsibilities and help advance our economic plans rather than standing in the way. Australians will not be able to afford the infrastructure of the 21st century unless the rule of law returns to the construction industry."

ON LABOR'S MEDICARESCARE CAMPAIGN.

"Australians are well and truly over this tactic of setting out deliberately and dishonestly to fuel fear and division."

"Every element of Medicare services that is currently being delivered by government will continue to be delivered by government, full stop."

ON CHINA AND THE US POWER PLAYS

"The Thucydides trap is one that we all have a vested interest in avoiding falling into."

ON THE LIBERAL PARTY

"We are not run by factions.Well, you may dispute that, but I have to tell you, from experience, we are not run by factions, nor are we run by big business, or by deals in back rooms."

ON TONY ABBOTT

"Tony, you brought to an end the chaos and dysfunction of the Rudd-Gillard-Rudd years and you remain a powerful and a dedicated advocate too for our cause."

ON MIGRANTS

"We have the most successful multicultural society in the world."

ON ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS

"The one thing we need to be very careful not to do ... is play into the hands of our enemies and seek to tag all Muslims with the responsibility for the crimes of a few."