I'm not saying that people on welfare don't contribute in their own way, but as many as possible should be encouraged to be economically active as well as socially and culturally active.

I've always been very wary of debates involving women.

I mean there are many, many people in all sorts of different countries who don't have a great life, who are subject to injustice. Are we obliged to take all of them who come here? I think the answer is 'Not necessarily.'

Australia would play its role in taking displaced people from the Syrian conflict.

We will be a consultative, collegial government. No surprises, no excuses. That's what you'll get under the Coalition.

The climate change argument is absolute crap

Well, Michael, we will be telling the people of Australia in good time before the next election exactly what they can expect from us. No surprises, no excuses. They will be our watch words going into the election and afterwards, should we form a government.