The Australian public are very fair and they are always prepared to give the leader of a major political party a fair go.

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.

What looks as a dead and dark end can become a glowing and shimmering start only if one has the patience to keep trying with positivity in the mind...

Last century’s magic is this year’s science.

To me, lyrics are harder to write when you have to invent the feelings behind them. That's when lyrics take a lot of thought, when they aren't genuine.

The only sure way to avoid making mistakes is to have no new ideas.

Where both are friends, it is right to prefer truth.

I just write what I want to write.

Death is never very pretty.

I'm your nightmare. Did you think you were done with nightmares, now you've become one?

A lie may fool someone else, but it tells you the truth: you're weak.

Most people don't find their creativity. There are more unsung geniuses that don't even know they have great talent.