Poverty is a national waste as well as individual waste. We are all diminished when any of us are denied proper education. The nation is the poorer - a poorer economy, a poorer civilization, because of this human and national waste.

My great objective as a parliamentarian was to dramatise the deficiencies and devise practical government programs to deal with them. It was a cause that went to the heart of our way of life.

Vincent Lingiari, I solemnly hand to you these deeds as proof, in Australian law, that these lands belong to the Gurindji people and I put into your hands this piece of the earth itself as a sign that we restore them to you and your children forever.

Well may we say 'God save the Queen', because nothing will save the Governor-General'.

The punters know that the horse named Morality rarely gets past the post, whereas the nag named Self-interest always runs a good race.

Maintain your rage and enthusiasm for the campaign for the election now to be held and until polling day.

I was profoundly embarrassed by it [the White Australia Policy] and did all I could to change it.