It Is A High Honour

I Conclude Where I Began, I Was Elected By The People Of Australia To Do A Job. I Was Not Elected By The Factional Leaders Of Australia, Of The Australian Labor Party To Do A Job - Though They May Be Seeking To Do A Job On Me, That's A Separate Matter. The Challenge Therefore Is To Honour The Mandate Given To Me By The Australian People.

The Australian Government's Decision To Take On The Dominant Funding Role For The Entire Public Hospital System Is Designed To: End The Blame Game; Eliminate Waste; And To Shoulder The Funding Burden Of The Rapidly Rising Health Costs Of The Future.

We Are Moving Toward Recognition Of The First Australians In The Australian Constitution.

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.

My Task, As A Member Of This Parliament And A 30-year Member Of The Australian Labor Party, As Its Former Leader, As Its Former Foreign Minister And Its Former Prime Minister, Is To Now Throw My Every Effort In Securing Julia Gillard's Re-election As Labor Prime Minister At The Next Election.