I Think There's A Very Clear Recognition

Again And Again, I Learn How Much Friendship Enriches My Life, Bringing Warmth, Assurance, Humour, Inspiration, A Sense Of Security. It Depends On Honesty, Trust, Loyalty. It's About Giving. It's For Sharing The Good Times, But Also The Tough Times, Hurt, Grief, Sadness.

I Think There's A Very Clear Recognition And Understanding That The Progress Of Women In Business At The Very Highest Decision-making Levels Is Too Slow. This Is A Discussion That's Going On In Every Country Around The World, Actually.

The Australian Way Of Affirmative Action Is Setting Goals And Recognising Discrimination And Lack Of Opportunity And Deciding To Take Action And Setting Some Goals And Targets. I Guess I Prefer That Language To Talking About Quotas.

I Think We Have To Keep Working Enormously Hard To See That Every Single Indigenous Child - Every Australian Child - Has True Equality Of Opportunity. Weve Got To Work Harder At It. I Think, You Know, The Heartland Issue For Us Is The Gap; The Gap In Life Expectancy In This Country.

The Bonds That Women Share Around The World, Wherever We Come From, They're Very Powerful And They Have An Ease Of Communication Because We Share Those Very Important Things Of Our Families, Our Mothering, Of Improving Opportunities For The Next Generation.