I'm a politician. I'm not going to get into a whole range of scientific argument with scientists.

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.

If your sole focus is money, you may create a successful startup. But if it's impact, you can probably create history.

There aren't any fences to the imagination, and so there shouldn't be any for books.

My life experiences have helped me to be less fearful. In politics, that has allowed me to take on issues sooner rather than later.

What we find exotic abroad may be what we hunger for in vain at home.

The greatest fault of a penetrating wit is to go beyond the mark.

I worked 10 years as a toy designer before I started my career as a fashion designer. It's something I just fell into and really liked.

It's fine to pretend that people are one-dimensional, like in body size; the problem comes when you forget that you are just pretending.

I'm going to Inter to see if they will let me play a bit of football.

Nature's music is never over; her silences are pauses, not conclusions.

I like shirts and sweaters that fall off the shoulder or plaid button-ups.