Attaining a PhD is just an excuse that all young women are using nowadays to avoid starting families.

I've been around long enough to not take seriously statements like I am about to be crushed. I'm about how do we seek re-election of the Australian government, how we prevent Tony Abbott from being elected. The bottom line is that it should be all hands to the pump rather than saying other, frankly negative and internally divisive things.

Having a go at kids with a terminal illness is really beyond the pale, absolutely beyond the pale.

Of course I base all my election promises and policies on opinion polls

If you accept it to be natural and normal to be gay then it follows it is not right for two folk who love each other to be denied marriage.

I just don't really get into all that sort of personal negative stuff. My job is to outline some positive plans for the country's future and perhaps Mr. Howard and the Government don't like the fact that I'm putting out some positive alternatives. What's their preference.. for me to be a negative carping opposition leader?

Building a new Health and Hospitals Network is fundamental to building a stronger and fairer Australia.