We are moving toward recognition of the first Australians in the Australian constitution..

There's nothing like having a bit of somebody else in you..

We are so fortunate, as Australians, to have among us the oldest continuing cultures in human history. Cultures that link our nation with deepest ant….

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

Politics is about power. It is about the power of the state. It is about the power of the state as applied to individuals, the society in which they ….

Compassion is not a dirty word.. it's time we rehabilitated compassion into the national political vocabulary of this great nation of ours..

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….

Mr Howard's problem is for so long he's been a climate change sceptic, how can he, therefore, put himself to the country as part of a climate change ….

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 ….

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….

Having a go at kids with a terminal illness is really beyond the pale, absolutely beyond the pale..

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….

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

I was elected by the Australian people to bring back a fair go for all Australians. I have given my absolute best to do that..

John Howard has gone a bridge too far by not going far enough.

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 ….

I've been around long enough to not take seriously statements like I am about to be crushed. I'm about how do we seek re-election of the Australian g….

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

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….

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 ….