I Accept That In A Free Society

You Are Not Prime Minister Of Australia Because Of Some Kind Of Process Of Divine Selection. You Are Prime Minister Of Australia Through The Gift Of The Australian People.

I Accept That Climate Change Is A Challenge, I Accept The Broad Theory About Global Warming. I Am Sceptical About A Lot Of The More Gloomy Predictions.

We Won't Just Automatically Click Our Heels And Follow The Americans.

The 'black Armband' View Of Our History Reflects A Belief That Most Australian History Since 1788 Has Been Little More Than A Disgraceful Story Of Imperialism, Exploitation, Racism, Sexism And Other Forms Of Discrimination. I Take A Very Different View. I Believe That The Balance Sheet Of Our History Is One Of Heroic Achievement And That We Have Achieved Much More As A Nation Of Which We Can Be Proud Of Than Which We Should Be Ashamed.

There Is A Very Special Place In The Australian Psyche For Sport. It Is One Of The Pillars Of The Australian Way Of Life. You Don't Really Understand What Makes The Australian Nation Tick Unless You Understand The Great Affection Australians Have For Sport.