Australia Without The Irish Would Be Unthinkable...

For John Howard To Get To Any High Moral Ground He Would Have To First Climb Out Of The Volcanic Hole He's Dug For Himself Over The Last Decade. You Know, It's Like One Of Those Deep Diamond Mined Holes In South Africa, You Know, They're About A Mile Underground. He'd Have To Come A Mile Up To Get To Even Equilibrium, Let Alone Have Any Contest In Morality With Kevin Rudd.

I Think The Rise Of China Is One Of The Great Events Of All Economic And Human History, And I Think This Will Be Overwhelmingly A Positive Thing For The Region And The World.

Leadership Is Not About Being Nice. It's About Being Right And Being Strong

The Lesson Of The Federation Should Be That The Lesson Is Over. Australia Must Have A New Idea Of Itself. We Have To Strike Out In A New Direction, In A New Way, Armed With Our Own Self-regard, Our Own Confidence And Fully Appreciating Our Own Uniqueness. All Other Roads Will Lead Us Into The Shadow Of Great Powers.

In The End, The Key Ingredient For Public Life Is Imagination. You Imagine Something Better, You Try To Bring The People With You.