I think the rise of China is one of the great events of all economic and human history, and I think this will be overwhelmingly a positive thing for the region and the world.

If one takes pride in one's craft, you won't let a good thing die. Risking it through not pushing hard enough is not a humility.

One tires of combat, although I can still throw a punch, you know.

I think the rise of China is one of the great events of all economic and human history, and I think this will be overwhelmingly a positive thing for the region and the world.

Nobody wants to have in their CV in the upper echelons of the American economic family that they nationalised major banks.

You know, in the WikiLeaks cables, the Chinese discovered that Kevin Rudd was urging the Americans to keep the military option open against them. This is hardly a friendly gesture.

Anybody who achieves what Malcolm Fraser achieved in his life deserves respect as a quite extraordinary Australian.