Australia is a nation of compassion. Courage and compassion. And the third of these great values: resilience.

The alternatives [to the stimulus packages] were to do nothing or, worse, effectively replicate the Premiers' Plan of 1931 when governments cut expenditure, thereby compounding the problems created by a private sector already in retreat. The result, of course, was an economic rout, appalling unemployment and a decade of negligible growth through the 1930s

Having a go at kids with a terminal illness is really beyond the pale, absolutely beyond the pale.

If Australia wants an effective United Nations, we have to be comprehensively, not marginally, engaged.

I just don't really get into all that sort of personal negative stuff. My job is to outline some positive plans for the country's future and perhaps Mr. Howard and the Government don't like the fact that I'm putting out some positive alternatives. What's their preference.. for me to be a negative carping opposition leader?

I was elected by the Australian people to bring back a fair go for all Australians. I have given my absolute best to do that.

Education is both a tool of social justice as well as a fundamental driver of economic development.