I would not want to see any relaxation of the law prohibiting human cloning.

I am a model of positivity compared to the kinds of vitriol, the kinds of destructive criticisms that Labor members of parliament have been making of each other.

It is fit that justice should be administered with great caution.

I'm not saying that people on welfare don't contribute in their own way, but as many as possible should be encouraged to be economically active as well as socially and culturally active.

The last thing Australia needs right now is instability and uncertainty.

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.

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