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

I want to run a government, Barnaby wants to be part of a government, which is characterized by the motto if you like, no surprises, no excuses. That will be the motto of an incoming Coalition government. No surprises, no excuses.

It is fit that justice should be administered with great caution.

Do we really want to invest $50 billion of hard earned taxpayers money in what is essentially a video entertainment system?

We have already provided a strong humanitarian response to the problems in the Middle East and that response will be stronger within coming days.

The argument [behind climate change] is absolute crap. However, the politics of this are tough for us. Eighty per cent of people believe climate change is a real and present danger.

I don't think it's a very Christian thing to come in by the back door rather than the front door.