All Malcolm Turnbull Quotes
- I don't find myself in moral turmoil. I'm not given to turmoil of any kind. Any
- You've got to remember that it's a two horse race. So when the Government is doing badly the Opposition is doing better and vice versa. Badly
- I believe that politicians should speak the truth all the time. Invariably there will be occasions when you make statements that are factually incorrect due… All
- There's the occasion when politicians will say things that are simply not true or that they make commitments that they have no intention of fulfilling.… Commitment
- I believe politicians should aim to be accurate and truthful in what they say at all times. You can be truthful and inaccurate but what… Accurate
- One of the most important things for a country, particularly when it's seeking to attract long-term capital in big risky projects that are going to… Attract
- People invest in companies in order to get a share of the profit that company will make. If the Government increases its share of the… Attractive
- I've been around in public life for a long time. I think people know what I stand for. They know that I have strong convictions,… Been
- If Margaret Thatcher took climate change seriously and believed that we should take action to reduce global greenhouse emissions, then taking action and supporting and… Accepting
- Look at countries like China, they are determined to dominate all clean technology areas, putting lots of money into wind, solar, electric vehicles and battery… All
- Newspapers are busily experimenting with different models. Traditionally, and I suspect in hindsight very mistakenly, online news was free. And once given free access readers… Access
- Let us be honest with each other. The threat to marriage is not the gays. It is a lack of loving commitment - whether it… Adultery
- Those who condemn gay marriage, yet are silent or indifferent to the breakdown of marriage and divorce, are, in my view, missing the real issue. Breakdown
- The only reason to be in politics is public service. There's no other reason. Frankly, if that's the best job you can get in terms… Bad
- The most effective check and balance on government has been an independent press which maintains its credibility by ensuring that its criticism is balanced and… Balance
- Greece is an extreme case: a country where both the level of spending and the level of taxation were unsustainable! Both
- It's really corny to say, but if you are happily married and have good kids, that is about 98 per cent of what you should… Achieve
- On balance, after weighing the arguments, I believe that the time has come for Australia to create a new sovereign wealth fund. Argument
- But who knows, some years from now if there's a global emissions trading scheme agreement, as many have hoped for, then I'm sure Australia would… Agreement
- Climate change is a global problem. The planet is warming because of the growing level of greenhouse gas emissions from human activity. If this trend… Activity
- Governments enjoying surpluses have a very strong temptation to splash money around, and while tax cuts are always appealing, cutting taxes at the top of… Always Appealing
- 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… Australia
- If consulted by friends about marital dramas, I always encourage the singles to marry, the married to stick together, the neglectful and wayward to renew… Always Encourage
- We need to recognise that the whole edifice of our fifth estate, of our journalism, has been built on a foundation of newspaper journalism and… Been
- 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… Australia