John Howard's credibility on the entire Iraq war has been torpedoed by John Howard's own intelligence agency..

Australia is a nation of compassion. Courage and compassion. And the third of these great values: resilience..

Something my mum taught me years and years and years ago, is life's just too short to carry around a great bucket-load of anger and resentment and bi….

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 o….

I just don't really get into all that sort of personal negative stuff. My job is to outline some positive plans for the country's future and perhaps ….

Building a new Health and Hospitals Network is fundamental to building a stronger and fairer Australia..

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 f….

There are many who criticise the United Nations. And those of us who know this institution well know that it is not immune from criticism. But those ….

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 ….

The Apology opened the opportunity for a new relationship based on mutual respect and mutual responsibility between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Aus….

As you know, the Australian Labour Party is committed to turning the country into a republic. We've not stipulated a timeline for doing that. We are ….

I am determined to honour the confidence which has been extended to us by the people of our great land. And I say to all of those who have voted for ….

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 ….

A core challenge for Australia is - how do we best prepare ourselves for the Asia Pacific century - to maximise the opportunities, to minimise the th….

The time has now come for the nation to turn a new page in Australia's history by righting the wrongs of the past and so moving forward with confiden….

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 wo….

The Government's mission is to build a strong and fair Australia capable of meeting the new challenges of the 21st century..

We want a national emissions trading scheme, the Government does not and has rejected one for years. We want to boost the mandatory renewable energie….

No diplomatic intervention will ever be made by any government that I lead in support of any individual terrorist's life. We have only indicated in t….

My name is Kevin, I'm from Queensland, and I'm here to help..

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; e….