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I Deeply Believe That If The Australian Labor Party, A Party Of Which I Have Been A Proud Member For More Than 30 Years, Is To Have The Best Future For Our Nation, Then It Must Change Fundamentally Its Culture And To End The Power Of Faceless Men. Australia Must Be Governed By The People, Not By The Factions.

We Want A National Emissions Trading Scheme, The Government Does Not And Has Rejected One For Years. We Want To Boost The Mandatory Renewable Energies Target, The Government Has Failed To Do That. We Want A National Demand Side Management Strategy For The Country To Reduce Electricity Consumption And The Government, Up Until Now, Has Done Very Little On That Score.

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.

2009 Was A Tough Year, But Australia Rose To The Challenge Of The Global Financial Crisis. It Shows What Can Be Done When We All Join Together And Work Together, Governments Of All Persuasions State, Territory And Local; Businesses Large And Small; Unions And Local Communities Right Across The Nation.

There's Nothing Like Having A Bit Of Somebody Else In You.