By way of personal instinct, I have an inherent distaste for grandiose rhetorical statements, which don't have any substantive dimension to them

Compassion is not a dirty word. Compassion is not a sign of weakness. In my view, compassion in politics and in public policy is in fact a hallmark of great strength. It is a hallmark of a society which has about it a decency which speaks for itself.

Australians are a passionate lot. We are also a very practical lot.

We have a prime minister, I'm the foreign minister, I'm trying to get on with the job of doing Australia's foreign policy.

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

Attaining a PhD is just an excuse that all young women are using nowadays to avoid starting families.

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