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“We always sat down as a family to watch the federal budget, even as a young child.”
“I don't want to see a weakening of guns laws or the relaxation of vaccinations.”
“The resources industry has a long future in Queensland, whether it's metallurgical coal from the Bowen Basin, bauxite from Weipa or rare earth minerals from the North West Minerals Province.”
“I think everybody in my government now understands and appreciates that people who work in a whole variety of traditional industries across our state have good, decent jobs.”
“While I loved aspects of the law, my upbringing had shown me that in politics, you could make policy decisions that actually changed people's lives - so I made my decision, and ran for my father's old seat.”
“I don't watch horror movies, I just don't like them.”
“I think I'm pragmatic.”
“When Tony Abbott was prime minister, I could get straight answers. I didn't always like what he had to say, but he stuck to it.”
“Tourism will always survive here in Queensland.”
“I still do get all these letters from people saying they are not pronouncing my name correctly!”
“I used to play cricket all the time as a kid.”
“What I have made very clear to my ministers is that I expect them to provide briefings on legislation and any issues pertaining to their electorate. Now I understand some ministerial staffers and offices have gone beyond that and I'll be speaking to my ministers that that will stop.”
“I was the sort of person who wouldn't just bring one friend home after school, I'd bring half a dozen.”
“I'm really bad, I watch reality TV sometimes - I just think it's the best form of escape.”
“I cannot be any clearer, minority governments don't work.”
“It makes you tougher. And when you lose a child, no one can say anything that is ever going to impact you.”
“We lost a baby at 11 weeks when I was 34, and we got married expecting we would have no trouble having another child, because I'd fallen pregnant that one time. But it just didn't happen and we did about four years of IVF, trying very hard to have a baby.”
“But that's what we do in this great nation of ours, we are there to give each other a hand. That's what makes Aussies different to everywhere else in the world.”
“I chair cabinet, we have robust debates during cabinet meetings and we actually come to decisions as a consensus. It's very much people are very passionate about different views and everything, but that's what a cabinet should be like.”
“I'm human just like everyone else.”