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.

Middle income families with children are Australia’s new poor

We will act to build a better world. We always have, we always will. We will act to lend a helping hand, not just here but wherever we humanly can.

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

If people are going to do things which have certain consequences that they would rather avoid, they should do whatever they need to avoid the consequences.

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

I can't promise that I won't continue to embarrass people.