I'm not running for canonisation.

Now if you are condemned to life on welfare, I'm not so sure that being in a bigger welfare village is that much better than being in a smaller welfare village.

I am, as you know, hugely unconvinced by the so-called settled science on climate change.

You try turning up in America without documents, without a visa, without a passport; you'll be treated as very, very much illegal.

Our police, our hard-working police, that our extraordinarily committed and dedicated military personnel, I'm really pleased that they are getting a good paid parental leave scheme.

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

Putting labels on people is so counter-productive. Most of us on some issues could be considered conservative, on other issues could be considered progressive, on other issues might be thought of as being moderate, on other issues might be thought of as being rather forthright.