It just demonstrates that we have an absentee head of state, someone who comes every couple of years for a couple of days. And obviously we would prefer to have an Australian head of state who lives in Australia full time.

Every time there's a royal visit it reminds Australians that our constitutional arrangements are unsatisfactory.

There will be no protests from the ARM.

You know, if you really want to fiddle the old-time way, you've got to learn the dance. The contra-dances, hoedowns. It's all in the rhythm of the bow. The great North Carolina fiddle player Tommy Jarrell said, 'If a feller can't bow, he'll never make a fiddler. He might make a violin player, but he'll never make no fiddler.'

You've got to go with what feels instinctive and true to your heart, and filter out all of the other stuff.

I'd like a telescope, but I probably wouldn't look at the stars that often. I'd definitely be looking into people's flats most of the time.