We have to become a learning society, committed to quality education from early childhood right through to re-training in later life. Bill Shorten Read Quote
There is no doubt our earth is warming and our seas rising – or that humankind is the cause. There is no evidence to refute this – or any genuine scientific counterargument in the climate change debate. Bill Shorten Read Quote
If we are strategic, if we are smart, Australia can power our future prosperity with solar, wind, geothermal, and tidal energy. Bill Shorten Read Quote
This is what I think about poverty: why waste the potential of people? You never know what you’ve got going in society unless you give people a chance. Bill Shorten Read Quote
The appalling rate of incarceration among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples demands we create justice targets under the Closing the Gap framework. Bill Shorten Read Quote
Both casual, unthinking discrimination and deliberate, malicious homophobia erode self-confidence and undermine mental health. Both are far too common, not just in our schoolyards or online but in sporting clubs, in the outer and even in our national parliament. Bill Shorten Read Quote
Anyone who’s been a teenager, or raised one, knows growing up is hard. Kids can be cruel to their peers, and many young people go through tough times and experience low moments. Bill Shorten Read Quote
Safe Schools lets young people who identify as gay know that they have every right to be accepted and respected for who they are. We should never underestimate how important this message is – or the consequences of trying to shout it down. Bill Shorten Read Quote
There are far too many people in prison with poorly understood disability, particularly cognitive and mental disabilities. We cannot tolerate a system that just processes people rather than a system that fairly administers justice. Bill Shorten Read Quote