Australia Is A Nation Of Compassion. Courage

I Am Deeply Committed To The Cause Of Indigenous Australians, And Not Just Because Of The Apology, But The Big Challenges Which Lie Ahead In Closing The Gap.

If You Accept It To Be Natural And Normal To Be Gay Then It Follows It Is Not Right For Two Folk Who Love Each Other To Be Denied Marriage.

But Australia Faces Additional Regional And Global Challenges Also Crucial To Our Nation's Future - Climate Change, Questions Of Energy And Food Security, The Rise Of China And The Rise Of India. And We Need A Strong System Of Global And Regional Relationships And Institutions To Underpin Stability.

I Just Don't Really Get Into All That Sort Of Personal Negative Stuff. My Job Is To Outline Some Positive Plans For The Country's Future And Perhaps Mr. Howard And The Government Don't Like The Fact That I'm Putting Out Some Positive Alternatives. What's Their Preference.. For Me To Be A Negative Carping Opposition Leader?

We Have Seen This Complete Right Wing Takeover Of Modern Liberalism, And It Is An Ugly Spectacle To Behold.