You don't get unity by ignoring the questions that have to be faced.

All the government decisions remain and won't be altered until I get in the role and have had a chance to discuss them with my colleagues.

You don't get unity by ignoring the questions that have to be faced.

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.

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

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