John Howard Has Gone A Bridge Too

Because The Time Has Come, Well And Truly Come, For All Peoples Of Our Great Country, For All Citizens Of Our Great Commonwealth, For All Australians - Those Who Are Indigenous And Those Who Are Not - To Come Together To Reconcile And Together Build A New Future For Our Nation.

No Diplomatic Intervention Will Ever Be Made By Any Government That I Lead In Support Of Any Individual Terrorist's Life. We Have Only Indicated In The Past, And Will Maintain A Policy In The Future, Of Intervening Diplomatically In Support Of Australian Nationals Who Face Capital Sentences Abroad.

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.

A Continuing Narrative Throughout Australia's History That Says It Is Better To Build Up Than To Tear Down - This Is The Continuing Mission Of Labor.

A Core Challenge For Australia Is - How Do We Best Prepare Ourselves For The Asia Pacific Century - To Maximise The Opportunities, To Minimise The Threats And To Make Our Own Active Contribution To Making This Asia-pacific Century Peaceful, Prosperous And Sustainable For Us All.