On balance, after weighing the arguments, I believe that the time has come for Australia to create a new sovereign wealth fund.

Are not the gays who seek the right to marry, to formalise their commitment to each other, holding up a mirror to heterosexuals who are marrying less frequently and divorcing more often?

The only reason to be in politics is public service. There's no other reason. Frankly, if that's the best job you can get in terms of money, that's too bad, you know. Because frankly, it's not well paid, everyone knows that. So for most people it's a big sacrifice.

While our energy efficiency is improving, there is a very high correlation, almost near perfect correlation, between GDP growth, and energy usage.

When politicians offer you something for nothing, or something that sounds too good to be true, it's always worth taking a careful second look.

The biggest review of taxation ever undertaken in this country, is now dead in the water.

I think Australians are more interested in what I am doing with their money than what I am doing with my own.