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

What the housewives of Australia need to understand as they do the ironing is that if they get it done commercially it’s going to go up in price and their own power bills when they switch the iron on are going to go up.

I just think that this whole issue of creating potential human life, not to give life, but to give the scientists a bit more of a leg-up, is fraught with danger.

Australia would play its role in taking displaced people from the Syrian conflict.

The role of CO2 is not nearly as clear as the climate catastrophists would suggest.

Now, I know that there are some Aboriginal people who aren’t happy with Australia Day. For them it remains Invasion Day. I think a better view is the view of Noel Pearson, who has said that Aboriginal people have much to celebrate in this country’s British Heritage.

We will act to build a better world. We always have, we always will. We will act to lend a helping hand, not just here but wherever we humanly can.