Brian Burke as we now know was the most influential person in the West Australian Labor Party, if you could attract him, you're in business.

If you want to save, put money into superannuation, you will never find a better savings vehicle.

Before becoming an Australian you will be asked to subscribe to certain values. If you have strong objections to those values, don't come to Australia.

As I'm lying there at my funeral I would hope to hear somebody say, “Look, he's still moving!

Our system of government is one of checks and balances. It requires compromise.. compromise between the Executive and the Parliament, compromise between one House and another, compromise between the States and the Commonwealth and compromise between groups of persons with legitimate interests and other groups with other legitimate interests. There is room for compromise.. indeed demand for it.. in a system of checks and balances.

Brian Burke as we now know was the most influential person in the West Australian Labor Party, if you could attract him, you're in business.

When you're looking for votes, you are looking for votes from everybody, particularly the powerful.