When I entered federal parliament at the end of 2007, I was appointed parliamentary secretary for disabilities.

- Bill Shorten

I want to build a Big Labor party. A party of big ideas. A party which is deeply connected to the community. A party which reflects our diverse natio…

- Bill Shorten

Once upon a time, I thought denial was a river in Egypt. It's actually the attitude of the Abbott government.

- Bill Shorten

Fleeing persecution is not a crime. And we do not seek to pander to a noisy, tiny minority who will never embrace modern multicultural Australia. But…

- Bill Shorten

Productivity is driven at the enterprise level. Better wages, better performing workplaces, are driven at the workplace level.

- Bill Shorten

What I believe to be every Australian's right - a good, safe job with proper pay and conditions.

- Bill Shorten

Labor should not be about creating monuments on hills or statues in parks. Labors monuments and statues are when a young person can find a job, when …

- Bill Shorten

Labor is at its best when we are the party of ideas and action - ideas that empower the powerless and actions that build a better Australia for the l…

- Bill Shorten

I've spent my whole working life standing up for workers. Didn't matter if it was the two trapped miners at Beaconsfield or professional netballers o…

- Bill Shorten