As Australians, we must not leave our children worse off. That’s not fair. That is not our way.

I'm not as bearish as many others about China. Why? Because China must grow. So I am far more optimistic about China.

Fiscal policy, monetary policy, they need to work together to try and raise the level of growth.

No matter what happens in the future, whether it is a Labor government or a Coalition government, whoever is in government is going to have to fix the budget.

I find those wind turbines around Lake George to be utterly offensive. I think they're just a blight on the landscape.

The poorest people either don't have cars or actually don't drive very far in many cases.

I will never ever support a people swap where you can send a 13 year old child, unaccompanied to a country without supervision. Never, it'll be over my dead body. How dare they.