I understand that government should live within its means, value the money it holds in trust from you the taxpayer, avoid waste and, above all else, observe the first maxim of good government: namely, do no avoidable harm.

I'm not running for canonisation.

What we are determined to do is to take more people from Syria and that war-torn part of the world as a response to this particular crisis, but again I stress we are taking people from camps because the last thing we want to do is to encourage and reward people smuggling.We are taking people from camps and we are taking family groups; our focus will be on family groups, from persecuted minorities.

Middle income families with children are Australia’s new poor

I don't bring religion into the square.

There will be no surprises and no excuses from a Coalition government, Barrie.

We shouldn't be willy-nilly creating potential human life just to satisfy the urges of the scientific community.