I Am Determined To Honour The Confidence

Compassion Is Not A Dirty Word.. It's Time We Rehabilitated Compassion Into The National Political Vocabulary Of This Great Nation Of Ours.

Australia Is A Nation Of Compassion. Courage And Compassion. And The Third Of These Great Values: Resilience.

If You Accept It To Be Natural And Normal To Be Gay Then It Follows It Is Not Right For Two Folk Who Love Each Other To Be Denied Marriage.

A Core Challenge For Australia Is - How Do We Best Prepare Ourselves For The Asia Pacific Century - To Maximise The Opportunities, To Minimise The Threats And To Make Our Own Active Contribution To Making This Asia-pacific Century Peaceful, Prosperous And Sustainable For Us All.

I'm Out There Arguing The Labor Case. I Will Do It Anywhere And Everywhere That I Can. I Do It Within Various Communities Across Australia Where I Am Able To Make A Positive Contribution. And Let Me Tell You, My Voice Won't Be Silenced In The Public Debate Because The Issue At Stake For Australia Are So Stark.