John Howard Has Gone A Bridge Too

It Is Tragic That We Have Lost One Of Our Nation's Finest Actors In The Prime Of His Life. Heath Ledger's Diverse And Challenging Roles Will Be Remembered As Some Of The Great Performances By An Australian Actor.

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

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.

As Nations We Should Also Commit Afresh To Righting Past Wrongs. In Australia We Began This Recently With The First Australians - The Oldest Continuing Culture In Human History. On Behalf Of The Australian Parliament, This Year I Offered An Apology To Indigenous Australians For The Wrongs They Had Suffered In The Past.

Compassion Is Not A Dirty Word. Compassion Is Not A Sign Of Weakness. In My View, Compassion In Politics And In Public Policy Is In Fact A Hallmark Of Great Strength. It Is A Hallmark Of A Society Which Has About It A Decency Which Speaks For Itself.