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

And a government that accepts that it will be judged more by its deeds than by its mere words.

I am extremely unwilling that we should take upon ourselves to exercise a jurisdiction which the law does not vest in us.

You cannot win an election without a fight

In drawing an inference or conclusion from facts proved, regard must always be had to the nature of the particular case, and the facility that appears to be afforded, either of explanation or contradiction. No person is to be required to explain or contradict, until enough has been proved to warrant a reasonable and just conclusion against him, in the absence of explanation or contradiction.

All of the people who are using their BlackBerries or their iPhones, Facebook, all of the people who are sitting in cafes and hotels rooms doing their work, they're all using wireless technology, and we shouldn't assume that the only way of the future is high speed cable.

I want to see an end to sovereign risk questions over Australia.