Western civilisation came to this country in 1788 and I'm proud of that...

I think that people should come to Australia through the front door, not through the back door. If people want a migration outcome, they should go through the migration channels.

I mean there are many, many people in all sorts of different countries who don't have a great life, who are subject to injustice. Are we obliged to take all of them who come here? I think the answer is 'Not necessarily.'

The the relationship between the prime minister and the monarch is very much a personal one and when it comes to the constitution of the Order of Australia, which is headed by the monarch, this is governed by letters patent, which are a matter between the prime minister and the monarch.

And a government that accepts that it will be judged more by its deeds than by its mere words.

What I would like to see is sufficiently good education and health services being delivered to Aboriginal people so that they are prepared and ready to leave and join the economic mainstream if that's their choice.

Tony Abbott's books are so amazing!