Abortion Is The Easy Way

I Was A Very Senior Minister In The Howard Government And I Sat Around This Particular Table [in The Prime Ministerial Office] In Many Discussions. The Difference Between Being A Senior Minister And The Prime Minister Is That Ultimately The Buck Does Stop With The Prime Minister And In The End The Prime Minister Has To Make Those Critical Judgement Calls And That's The Big Difference.

We Are Naturally Reluctant As A Peace-loving People To Reach Out To Far-away Conflicts But, As We Know, This Conflict Has Been Reaching Out To Us For Months Now.

A Midnight Knock On The Door Followed By Execution Is No Way A Leader Should Be Treated.

Here We Go Again, A Government Which Is Making Yet More Excuses For Yet More Failure When It Comes To Getting Our Budgetary Situation Right.

There Are Some Issues Where Ministers Should Come And Talk To The Prime Minister, If The Prime Minister Hasn't Already Talked To Them. Any Issue Which A Minister Thinks Is Going To Be Profoundly Controversial, Where We Do Not Have A Clear Existing Position, It Is Important That There Be A Conversation Between The Minister And The Prime Minister. I Think They All Understand That And I Think It Is Working Very Well.