Do the bishops seriously imagine that legalising gay marriage will result in thousands of parties to heterosexual marriages suddenly deciding to get divorced so they can marry a person of the same sex? – Malcolm Turnbull
My commitment to the Republican movement was pure and simply patriotism, a love of Australia… a desire or passion that all of our national symbols should be unequivocally and unambiguously Australian. – Malcolm Turnbull
It is our job, as members of parliament, to legislate with an eye to the long term future, to look over the horizon beyond the next election and ensure that as far as we can what we do today will make Australia a better place, a safer place, for future generations to live in. – Malcolm Turnbull
I will go to the next election saying to Australians, vote for me, vote for the Liberal Party, and I will become your PM. So Im offering myself as the alternative PM – thats one way people describe the Leader of the Opposition – but Im not in politics for myself to realize a personal ambition. – Malcolm Turnbull