• The number of deaths in custody should be published by state and territory each month. The deaths should be shown as indigenous, non-indigenous and total.

• The matter of Christian Porter 33 years ago, was a situation involving two teenage children.

• The upcoming fortnight in Federal Parliament will involve two weeks that are about fruitless speculation.

• Dealing with the speculative and the sensational means that concrete issues and matters of serious consequence are avoided.

• The most recent person to join an organisation is often the one who “sounds” like the most experienced.