I think it is just stupid economics for a government to approach economic management from a strand of thinking regarding unions as enemies.

My point was that the war was intrinsically wrong, and as a result of our participation we haven't improved Australia's security but created a greater danger at home and abroad.

By 1990, no Australian child will be living in poverty.

The essence of power is the knowledge that what you do is going to have an effect not just an immediate but perhaps a lifelong effect on the happiness and wellbeing of millions of people and so I think the essence of power is to be conscious of what it can mean for others.

I had a very close relationship with [Brian] Mulroney.

[ Rajiv Gandhi] was such an infinitely more attractive leader than his mother.

In fact, soon after that [South African sanctions], I was going on an official visit to the UK and Margaret Thatcher instructed every minister to clear the decks of any outstanding matters between us - Australia and the Brits. And she went out of her way to make sure that that was as successful a visit as it possibly could be.