Political parties don't work when people just announce what they are doing and expect everyone else to follow.

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.

Most of the people who are coming to Australia by boat have passed through several countries on the way, and if they simply wanted asylum they could have claimed that in any of the countries through which they'd passed.

I'm a politician. I'm not going to get into a whole range of scientific argument with scientists.

My commitment to the forgotten families of Australia is to ease your cost of living pressure

I want to be a very good friend to Indonesia, but there are some things which are non-negotiable. Border protection is just non-negotiable. Maintaining a strong security network is just non-negotiable. I think the Indonesians understand that.

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