We have always had a preference for permanent settlement or permanent migration.

If there is no permanent settlement before May 1999, the Palestinians will have to declare unilaterally their own state because, otherwise, politically they are doomed.

To the extent that ultimately there is a wide settlement, this win plays in Merck's favor.

We are disappointed that Virginia has decided to seek legal action, when it is clearly spelled out in the [settlement] that disputes over payments should be resolved through binding arbitration.

Prevention is always better than cure and that applies not only in health but it also applies in terrorism. You can't cure terrorism, you can't bring somebody back to life after they've been killed by a terrorist and therefore laws which are designed to anticipate and to prevent a terrorist act are laws that Australians should support, and I believe most Australians will support these laws.

I know he lent Jimmy Barnes a car ... and paid some bills for him.