I am for peace, retrenchment and reform, the watchword of the great Liberal Party thirty years ago.

There are no factions in the Liberal Party.

Ted Baillieu certainly has served the state very well. He has served the Liberal party extraordinarily well, and he can be very, very proud of his achievements. I am honoured and proud to say that he is not just a colleague, he is a great friend.

Our two major parties are actually called the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party.

Never, never, will I accept, on issues of integrity, comparisons with the Liberal party.

I am not a party person.