In the era of mobile phones and emails, you're no more out of the loop in China than you are in Sydney.

I think there does need to be give and take on both sides, and this idea that sex is kind of a woman’s right to absolutely withhold, just as the idea that sex is a man’s right to demand I think they are both they both need to be moderated, so to speak.

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.

I have close family members as well as lots of close friends who are gay. Many of them strongly support gay marriage.

We can't conclusively say whether man-made carbon dioxide emissions are contributing to climate change.

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

The Australian people expect the Government to govern, they don't expect it to make excuses.