John Howard Has Gone A Bridge Too

By Way Of Personal Instinct, I Have An Inherent Distaste For Grandiose Rhetorical Statements, Which Don't Have Any Substantive Dimension To Them

The Government's Mission Is To Build A Strong And Fair Australia Capable Of Meeting The New Challenges Of The 21st Century.

It Is Unlikely That You'll Have Anything Emerge From Mef (major Economies Forum) By Way Of Detailed Programmatic Specificity.

But Australia Faces Additional Regional And Global Challenges Also Crucial To Our Nation's Future - Climate Change, Questions Of Energy And Food Security, The Rise Of China And The Rise Of India. And We Need A Strong System Of Global And Regional Relationships And Institutions To Underpin Stability.

The Apology Opened The Opportunity For A New Relationship Based On Mutual Respect And Mutual Responsibility Between Indigenous And Non-indigenous Australia. Because Without Mutual Respect And Mutual Responsibility, The Truth Is We Can Achieve Very Little.