I've Never Owned A Pair Of Jeans,

The Aboriginal Women Leaders Of Papunya - The Papunya Artists - Performed A Dance For Me: The Honey Ant Dance. They'd Never Done It For Anyone Else. They Honoured Me With A Ceremonial Stick That Signifies The Story Of The Land.

The Thing We Often Forget To Talk About, Or Perhaps We Take For Granted, Is Our Country’s Dazzling Beauty. Our Natural Environment Is So Much A Part Of Australia’s Art, Writing, Music And Culture, Both Indigenous And Non Indigenous.

One Of The Most Enjoyable Things I Do At Government House And When I Travel Around Australia Is To Talk With Children. I Tell Them About Our Parliamentary Democracy - And I Often Do That As I'm Walking Into An Executive Council Meeting Next Door!

All Women Need Support When They're Having Their Babies And Their Little Families Are In Formation. I Have To Say I Have A Lot Of Concern About The Numbers Of Women - And Men, Now - Who Are Not Getting The Support That They Need. There Are Not The Families And The Communities Around That There Used To Be.

I Believe The Old Boys' Network Is A Powerful One. No One Gives Up Power And Privilege Willingly, Do They?