Prima facie, every estate, whether given by will or otherwise, is supposed to be beneficial to the party to whom it is so given.

I am not being negative, I am simply being factual when I say Kevin Rudd is the best friend the people smugglers have ever had

The the relationship between the prime minister and the monarch is very much a personal one and when it comes to the constitution of the Order of Australia, which is headed by the monarch, this is governed by letters patent, which are a matter between the prime minister and the monarch.

We can't conclusively say whether man-made carbon dioxide emissions are contributing to climate change.

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

Putting labels on people is so counter-productive. Most of us on some issues could be considered conservative, on other issues could be considered progressive, on other issues might be thought of as being moderate, on other issues might be thought of as being rather forthright.

There are no factions in the Liberal Party