What we are determined to do is to take more people from Syria and that war-torn part of the world as a response to this particular crisis, but again I stress we are taking people from camps because the last thing we want to do is to encourage and reward people smuggling.We are taking people from camps and we are taking family groups; our focus will be on family groups, from persecuted minorities.

Middle income families with children are Australia’s new poor

We accept that sometimes in difficult circumstances, difficult things happen.

Taxes will always be lower under a Coalition government

I think anything which improves services is in principle a good thing.

Part of my role, I suppose, is to run government business in the House of Representatives, and try to ensure that people know exactly what's going on in the Chamber is an important part of that.

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