Attaining A Phd Is Just

Because The Time Has Come, Well And Truly Come, For All Peoples Of Our Great Country, For All Citizens Of Our Great Commonwealth, For All Australians - Those Who Are Indigenous And Those Who Are Not - To Come Together To Reconcile And Together Build A New Future For Our Nation.

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.

A Future Where All Australians, Whatever Their Origins, Are Truly Equal Partners, With Equal Opportunities And With An Equal Stake In Shaping The Next Chapter In The History Of This Great Country, Australia.

By Way Of Personal Instinct, I Have An Inherent Distaste For Grandiose Rhetorical Statements, Which Don't Have Any Substantive Dimension To Them

For Australians, Climate Change Is No Longer A Distant Threat. Our Rivers Are Dying, Bush Fires Are More Ferocious And More Frequent And Our Natural Wonders - The Great Barrier Reef, Kakadu, Our Rainforests - Are Now At Risk.