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Three years ago, I asked the people of Australia to entrust to Labor the most important responsibility a government can have – I asked Australians for a mandate to create jobs and help the unemployed. To create jobs, I asked Australians to give Labor the task of creating sustainable economic growth on which jobs depend. To create jobs, I sought a mandate to make Australia stronger; to find our place in Asia and the Pacific; to encourage the industries of the future; to massively expand education...

Men and women of Australia: today I offer myself as Prime Minister of this great country. I want the job. I’m committed, I’m qualified, and I’m here for the long haul. I have a plan to deliver a fair share, and a secure future, for all Australians. I stand for the best possible education for all, not just the rich. I stand for a health system where your Medicare Card is more important than your credit card. I will put the care back into aged care. I stand for making the GST simpler and fairer...

My message today comes straight from the people of Australia. It’s a message to the people, drawn from the strength and wisdom of the people. From the Australians I’ve been privileged to meet, across the vast suburbs and regions of our nation, over the past 10 months. And the millions of their fellow Australians they represent. Today I want to speak on their behalf. I want to talk about opportunity, responsibility and honesty – the key themes of this great campaign for a new Labor Government...

Isn’t it great to lead a united political party with a deputy I can trust, a predecessor who’s a friend and a former prime minister who’s a hero! My fellow Australians, this election is about you. It’s about your future, your family’s future and our nation’s future. But not everyone thinks so. The Labor Party thinks that this election is all about them. They’re worried about who gets the top job while the Coalition wants to create more jobs. They’re worried about their own squabbles while we...

Thank you, thank you very much. Thank you all. Thank you so much. Thank you Craig, thanks mate, thank you for your very warm welcome to Reid. Thank you Barnaby. Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce you are a great Coalition colleague and around the Cabinet table a powerful advocate as we have heard today for regional Australia and your electorate of New England. Deputy Leader Foreign Minister, friend of so many years, Julie Bishop – thank you for your extraordinary tireless dedication to our...

Aren’t they fantastic? How good is Mum? How good is Jenny? Well thank you friends, thank you colleagues. They are the women in my life; I couldn’t love them more if I tried and they couldn’t love me more if they tried. Happy Mother’s Day Mum. Happy Mother’s Day Jen and to all the mothers, happy Mother’s Day, wherever you are today. Today is a day when our hearts are especially focused on family and of course, our mums. For some, it’s a very sweet memory. For some today it’s a painful void for...

Thank you, Mark, for that kind introduction, and for all you’ve done to keep WA safe and strong. I look forward to working with you – and all our state premiers. Like Peter Malinauskas – who is here today and is already doing a magnificent job as Premier of South Australia. But I want to work with all premiers, regardless of which party they are from. I want to bring all the states together and get things done for the whole country. My fellow Australians, In just 20 days’ time you can vote for a...

Thank you, Roger. You are a great Labor Premier and a true friend. You always stand up for Western Australia – and our Labor Government stands with you. I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and I pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging. My fellow Australians, Three years ago in this great state, my colleagues and I launched our election campaign. We asked the people of Australia to honour us with the responsibility of serving as their...