The Government's Mission Is To Build A

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

People Are Happiest When They Are Giving, They Are Saddest When They Are Just Taking. And That Is The Core Message Of Community.

Compassion Is Not A Dirty Word.. It's Time We Rehabilitated Compassion Into The National Political Vocabulary Of This Great Nation Of Ours.

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 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.