It's too much to expect in an academic setting that we should all agree, but it is not too much to expect discipline and unvarying civility.

This is appalling. The idea that a person could be punished because of their religious belief and the idea they might be executed is just beyond belief.

Truth is absolute, truth is supreme, truth is never disposable in national political life.

She was my accountant, so I just believed her.

I thank all of those who weren't born in this country for coming here and making a contribution to Australia. We are the least discriminatory country in the world, in my view.

A conservative is someone who does not think he is morally superior to his grandfather.

I'd like to be seen as an average Australian bloke. I can't think of... I can't think of a nobler description of anybody than to be called an average Australian bloke.