Through hard work and education, we can deliver a strong economy and opportunity for all.

The global economic outlook remains fragile and uncertain. Global economic imbalances persist and we must address them or risk future instability.

Including everyone in the economic, wealth-creating life of the nation is today the best way for Labor (Australian Labor Party) to meet its twin goals of raising national prosperity and creating a fair and decent society.

Australians can trust me to get the job done. They can have the confidence that in the heart of the circumstances I will win through in their interests no matter how relentlessly negative the leader of the opposition is.

He will always know as we know now that in the heat of battle he did not fail when mateship and duty called.

I know reform is never easy. But I know reform is right.

We are constantly being told that we've never been wealthier. And many of us are. On average we all are. But that's just the problem.. no one is average.