There will be no overall increase in the tax burden whatsoever.

There's always a lot happening. I mean, that's the thing about politics: it's just one damn thing after another!

I don't think my religious convictions should be held against me.

Australia will take more refugees from Syria in response to the growing international crisis but it will not increase the total number of asylum seekers it accepts.

The Australian people expect the Government to govern, they don't expect it to make excuses.

Abortion is the easy way out. It’s hardly surprising that people should choose the most convenient exit from awkward situations.

To be sociable, I puffed on a marijuana cigarette, but I didn't inhale...I just hate the idea of drawing smoke into my lungs.