My Task, As A Member Of This

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.

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.

The Time Has Now Come For The Nation To Turn A New Page In Australia's History By Righting The Wrongs Of The Past And So Moving Forward With Confidence To The Future. We Apologise For The Laws And Policies Of Successive Parliaments And Governments That Have Inflicted Profound Grief, Suffering And Loss On These Our Fellow Australians.

I'm Out There Arguing The Labor Case. I Will Do It Anywhere And Everywhere That I Can. I Do It Within Various Communities Across Australia Where I Am Able To Make A Positive Contribution. And Let Me Tell You, My Voice Won't Be Silenced In The Public Debate Because The Issue At Stake For Australia Are So Stark.

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.