Historically, it's very unusual after a change of government for the new government not to be returned.

One of the things about federal politics is that it has been remarkably free of corruption.

I joined the Young Liberals when I was 16 and it was a good way for me to understand how the Liberal Party worked and to learn basic political skills and techniques.

The arts are part of a nation's identity, they are part of a nation's soul and when we look at a country from the eyes of people overseas they are part of a nations branding in the world as it were.

The tyranny of distance is such an important element of policy and the allocation of resources.

It is a necessary precondition for the success of a referendum that there should be broad community consensus and bipartisan support for it.

The crime of bribery of foreign officials is an offence under the Commonwealth Criminal Code.

I don't really know a lot about these 'anti-protest' laws. I'm only vaguely aware of them, but I don't have enough detailed knowledge about them to comment.

I was President of the Queensland Young Liberals in 1981.

I was interested in politics since the age of 14.

There have been 44 constitutional referenda in Australia and only eight have succeeded.

Americans talked about voters the same way Russians talked about Stalin. They had to be obeyed.

Now is the time to make good use of time.Today is the day to begin a perfect day.

If you want to know what Jesus meant by what Jesus said, pay attention to that Jesus did.

Brain-washing starts in the cradle.

His hustle was wrong, his mind was his own, but the man lived alone, oh, Superfly.

Young people are not only rebels. They have a special heart.

Chill air and wintry winds! My ear has grown familiar with your song; I hear it in the opening year, I listen, and it cheers me long.

We all do no end of feeling, and we mistake it for thinking.

It's quite hard not to cringe at your own music; you're always a bit annoyed at some parts of it.

Break the rules, stand apart, ignore your head, and follow your heart.