I think it would be frankly a retrograde thing for Pauline Hanson to be elected to the Senate.

You asked me about Queensland in particular and regional Queensland where our message of jobs and growth is resonating strongly because that's what is on people's mind, and when the election results are in on 2nd July, I'm confident that that message will be translated into the ballot box.

One of the things about federal politics is that it has been remarkably free of corruption.

The crime of bribery of foreign officials is an offence under the Commonwealth Criminal Code.

A dining club which I was involved in at Oxford University invited Sir Isaiah Berlin to dinner, who I believe was probably the greatest liberal philosopher in the 20th century. I sat beside him and we spoke about liberal philosophy and the events of the 20th century all night over dinner - it was unforgettable!

Capricornia is one of the most marginal seats in the country. So naturally the electoral battle is fought in the marginal seats.

I've always been a lover of classical music ever since I was an early teenager I suppose. I remember the very first piece of classical music that grabbed me was I bought an LP of Daniel Barenboim performing Mozart's piano concertos and I would have been about 14 or 15 at the time and I remember I played it over and over again.