It Is A High Honour To Be

Australia Is A Nation Of Compassion. Courage And Compassion. And The Third Of These Great Values: Resilience.

I've Been Around Long Enough To Not Take Seriously Statements Like I Am About To Be Crushed. I'm About How Do We Seek Re-election Of The Australian Government, How We Prevent Tony Abbott From Being Elected. The Bottom Line Is That It Should Be All Hands To The Pump Rather Than Saying Other, Frankly Negative And Internally Divisive Things.

We Are So Fortunate, As Australians, To Have Among Us The Oldest Continuing Cultures In Human History. Cultures That Link Our Nation With Deepest Antiquity. We Have Aboriginal Rock Art In The Kimberley That Is As Ancient As The Great Palaeolithic Cave Paintings At Altamira And Lascaux In Europe.

John Howard Has Gone A Bridge Too Far By Not Going Far Enough

I Was Elected By The People Of Australia As Prime Minister Of Australia. I Was Elected To Do A Job, I Intend To Continue Doing That Job. I Intend To Continue Doing It To The Absolute Best Of My Ability. Part Of That Job Has Been To Steer This Country Through The Worst Economic Crisis The World Has Seen In 75 Years.