The last thing Australia needs right now is instability and uncertainty.

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

The sky is where mathematics and magic become one.

There's a sense in which politicians can never work hard enough.

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

The fact is that I'm interested in getting on with my job of holding the Government to account and I think that the Government should get on with the job of effectively running the country and not making excuses for poor performance, not lowering expectations. Their job is to deliver on their election commitments.

The smart way to improve broadband is not to junk the existing network but to make the most of it. It’s to let a competitive market deliver the speeds that people need at an affordable price with government improving infrastructure in the areas where market competition won’t deliver it.