I've Always Been Very Wary Of Debates

The Australian People Expect The Government To Govern, They Don't Expect It To Make Excuses.

There Will Be No Overall Increase In The Tax Burden Whatsoever.

What Will Most Certainly Happen Is That There Will Be Very Clear And Full Communication Between The Government And Independents And Minor Parties. The Precise Mechanisms Will Evolve Over Time, But We Certainly Intend To Keep The Minor Parties And The Independents Very Much In The Loop. We Have To If We Want Our Legislative Agenda To Have A Reasonable Chance Of Success And That's What We Intend To Do.

Certainly, My Uni Days Involved Some Statements That I Wouldn't Make Today.

Most Of The People Who Are Coming To Australia By Boat Have Passed Through Several Countries On The Way, And If They Simply Wanted Asylum They Could Have Claimed That In Any Of The Countries Through Which They'd Passed.