To be sociable, I puffed on a marijuana cigarette, but I didn't inhale...I just hate the idea of drawing smoke into my lungs.

Aboriginal people have much to celebrate in this country's British heritage

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.

There's always a lot happening. I mean, that's the thing about politics: it's just one damn thing after another!

We've got to maintain freedom of navigation of the seas and in the air.

What will most certainly happen is that there will be very clear and full communication between the government and independents and minor parties. The precise mechanisms will evolve over time, but we certainly intend to keep the minor parties and the independents very much in the loop. We have to if we want our legislative agenda to have a reasonable chance of success and that's what we intend to do.

I'm confident that there are plenty of people who have the strength of character and the presence of mind to warn me of difficulties and alert me to opportunities.