I hated [Robert Mugabe]. He's one of the worst human beings I've ever met. He treated black and white with equal contempt. He was a horrible human being.

I wrote a letter to our Australian newspaper about three weeks before the invasion and I said, "Osama bin Laden must be on his knees morning and night praying to Allah that the Americans will invade." And, of course, he was, because nothing more advanced his cause - the cause of terrorism - than the invasion of Iraq. It was an absurdity.

I had a very close relationship with [Brian] Mulroney.

George Bush Junior [George W Bush] was a religious fanatic, and Tony Blair wasn't far behind in a way.

We had a very good relationship. Very good. I liked [Sonny Ramphal]. I thought he was a genuine man.

We will not allow to become a political issue in this country the question of Asianisation.

I went along with it, and wanted to appoint a significant figure in Malcolm Fraser. I didn't have high hopes that they'd be able to do anything, but something was worth a try.