Young people are at risk of being disinherited from their community if that community lacks the courage and confidence to teach its history.

Nobody should underestimate how much the world changed on the 11th of September 2001.

It's beyond belief that any Australian could be so stupid as to carry drugs into any country in Asia.

Sport is an important part of the Australian psyche. Anybody who thinks that sport is not part of the fabric of Australian life misunderstands this country quite dramatically.

People who say they're too busy to have lunch have a false impression of their own importance.

We won't just automatically click our heels and follow the Americans.

I've never believed in lower wages. Never. Never believed in lower wages, I've never believed in lower wages as an economic instrument.