“There has always been quite a strong black and white art tradition in ...” — Pat Oliphant Quote

There has always been quite a strong black and white art tradition in Australia, with quite a large contingent of cartoonists, given the size of the population.

If it were not for the fact that editors have become so timorous in these politically correct times, I would probably have a greater readership than I have.

One-newspaper towns are not good because all the surviving newspaper does is print money. They make 25 percent on their money every year, and if they go down to 22 percent, they start laying people off.

An outsider's point of view is always handy.

Even if you go to Australia today, it's very much like visiting a state you haven't been to.

I do not believe we can effectively move Australia to a lower emission economy, which is what we need to do if we're going to make a contribution to a global reduction in greenhouse gases, without putting a price on carbon.

A continuing narrative throughout Australia's history that says it is better to build up than to tear down - this is the continuing mission of Labor.

I think England will win a Test. My concern is Australia will probably win two.

The Territory has more than 200 trillion cubic feet of gas: potentially enough gas to power Australia for more than 200 years.