I think that political marriages are subject to more strain than most precisely because of the nature of politics.

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

The climate change argument is absolute crap

You try turning up in America without documents, without a visa, without a passport; you'll be treated as very, very much illegal.

The one thing that has changed dramatically when you talk to the people of New Zealand and people from Ireland? They feel a darned-sight better about themselves because they made the decision to do what they've done, and I can say to you, we would feel a bloody darned sight better about ourselves once we get an opportunity to put this [vote on same-sex marriage] out there.

Our police, our hard-working police, that our extraordinarily committed and dedicated military personnel, I'm really pleased that they are getting a good paid parental leave scheme.

This is a government which is proposing to put at risk our manufacturing industry, to penalise struggling families, to make a tough situation worse for millions of households right around Australia. And for what? To make not a scrap of difference to the environment any time in the next 1000 years.