All of the measures that we are seeking to put in place are balanced and appropriate for the circumstances that we face, ... We're not targeting specific members of the community.

The houses are all side-by-side and trial participants will be able to visit one another freely.

For only 3 per cent of people to complain that they have been affected by racism when something of the order of 48 per cent -- almost 50 per cent -- come from Asian, North African or Middle Eastern backgrounds, I think it evidences a society that is very accommodating,

In return we will be sharing with Microsoft information about how the Australian government uses its products.

In relation to offshore processing, it is in our interests to have people not reach Australia, and (processed) under rules that are not as relaxed as ours became while the courts were supervising judicially the decision making,

If parents are behaving in ways which put the lives of children at risk then we have some responsibility to act,

If the parliament is sitting it has to undertake business, that's not a question of picking and choosing,

It's certainly the case that ASIO did not issue an adverse security assessment at the time of his (visa) application,

It is unacceptable that people who are able to pay a people-smuggler and make their way through several countries where they may avail themselves of protection, are getting a more favorable outcome than people languishing in the most appalling circumstances in refugee camps around the world,

This is un-Australian and denies people a fair go,