We are a very like-minded group, the senior members of this government. The outliers are not very far away from the mainstream.

We are naturally reluctant as a peace-loving people to reach out to far-away conflicts but, as we know, this conflict has been reaching out to us for months now.

It was a positive sign that the conversation took place, it's a sign of the depth of the friendship between Australia and Indonesia.

When politicians complain about the media, it strikes me as resembling footballers complaining about the umpire.

There will be no surprises and no excuses from a Coalition government, Barrie.

People who have put money aside on the basis of a certain set of rules shouldn't have that money raided just because government has got a problem.

No country or continent can open its borders to all comers without fundamentally weakening itself and this is the risk that the countries of Europe run through misguided altruism.