If people are going to do things which have certain consequences that they would rather avoid, they should do whatever they need to avoid the consequences.

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 would not want to see any relaxation of the law prohibiting human cloning.

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

We accept that sometimes in difficult circumstances, difficult things happen.

Jesus knew that there was a place for everything and it’s not necessarily everyone’s place to come to Australia.

No one, however smart, however well-educated, however experienced, is the suppository of all wisdom.

We just can’t stop people from being homeless if that’s their choice.

I'm focused on doing the job the treasurer should do.I don't respond to gossip.

Aboriginal people have much to celebrate in this country's British heritage

The last thing Australia needs right now is instability and uncertainty.

From a distance it is something and nearby it is nothing.

I can’t seem to make myself care about anything to the right or left of the present.

Birth is life's first lottery ticket.

Desire can blind us to the hazards of our enterprises.

Isola doesn't approve of small talk and believes in breaking the ice by stomping on it.

Although it may seem like it, life will never give you more than you can handle. That doesn't mean it's going to be easy; in fact, quite the opposite.

I found, especially with stand-up, that if a premise works, you can make the joke work. If a premise doesn't work, you can't force it to.

Two things that I think matter are gratitude and joy.

A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.