I think that people should come to Australia through the front door, not through the back door. If people want a migration outcome, they should go through the migration channels.

I think there is no doubt that the advent of 24/7 news channels, which are voracious in their demand for constant new content, has accelerated the political process. The rise of social media, in addition to talkback, I think has intensified the political process.

We will be a consultative, collegial government. No surprises, no excuses. That's what you'll get under the Coalition.

No country or continent can open its borders to all comers without fundamentally weakening itself and this is the risk that the countries of Europe run through misguided altruism.

I would not want to see any relaxation of the law prohibiting human cloning.

I'm not really managing the work-life balance, I'm just accepting that the work increases and the ordinary life has to decrease when you're the prime minister.

I'm not saying that people on welfare don't contribute in their own way, but as many as possible should be encouraged to be economically active as well as socially and culturally active.