Capricornia is one of the most marginal seats in the country. So naturally the electoral battle is fought in the marginal seats.

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.

the only constant home you can find is within the heart of your true love, its where you can feel safe even when the whole world start collapsing

No man ever truly possesses a woman, anyhow, " said Gidas moodily. "He has her body for a time if he's lucky, but only the most fleeting glimpse into her soul." Gidas was a poet, or wanted to be.

That man cannot possibly be called a Christian, who does not pray.

In my opinion, no young player can develop his or her game to its highest potential if he or she rides around the course in a golf cart.

To what excesses do men rush for the sake of religion, of whose truth they are so little persuaded, and to whose precepts they pay so little regard!

Living in Hollywood, it's easy to have someone flatter you. That doesn't help me.

Another reason why we must love our enemies is that hate scars the soul and distorts the personality.

This physical world, though necessary to our evolution, is the embodiment of impermanence, of constant change. Thus, we take care not to become overly attached to it.

Why do I use the same actors in different movies? One of the things I really stress in casting is I need to find someone who is suitable for the role in the movie. That's always the main reason.

The God of many men is little more than their court of appeal against the damnatory judgment passed on their failures by the opinion of the world.