I think that the best things that governments can do for productivity is not whack on new taxes and, if we can get institutions like schools and hospitals functioning better, well that's obviously good for the overall productiveness of our society.

I am extremely unwilling that we should take upon ourselves to exercise a jurisdiction which the law does not vest in us.

We just can’t stop people from being homeless if that’s their choice.

The problem with the Australian practice of abortion is that an objectively grave matter has been reduced to a question of the mother’s convenience.

More excuses for more failures.

The choice made by families not to immunize their children is not supported by public policy or medical research nor should such action be supported by taxpayers in the form of child care payments.

I'm a politician. I'm not going to get into a whole range of scientific argument with scientists.