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

I think that political marriages are subject to more strain than most precisely because of the nature of politics.

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.

I see myself as a social conservative, but I think that there are lots of social institutions that produce beneficial reforms, like public hospitals, for instance, and schools.

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.

Abortion is the easy way out. It’s hardly surprising that people should choose the most convenient exit from awkward situations.

I want to run a government, Barnaby wants to be part of a government, which is characterized by the motto if you like, no surprises, no excuses. That will be the motto of an incoming Coalition government. No surprises, no excuses.