The quality of government, I suppose, is determined not by what happens, but by how you react to what happens.

I think there does need to be give and take on both sides, and this idea that sex is kind of a woman’s right to absolutely withhold, just as the idea that sex is a man’s right to demand I think they are both they both need to be moderated, so to speak.

There will be no surprises, there will be no excuses, we will do what we've said we will do.

Western civilisation came to this country in 1788 and I'm proud of that...

A tax cut to compensate for a tax increase is not a cut - it's a con.

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When the world is in trouble, Australia responds. Australia is a good, global citizen.