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Men and women of Australia, Just 17 months ago, I stood here, and from this place and from this city I asked you to choose for Australia a new team, a new program, a new drive for equality of opportunities. You gave us a clear mandate to go ahead with our program for the next three years. For 17 months we have driven ourselves to carry out your mandate, to carry out the program I placed before you. Now the government you elected for three years has been interrupted in mid-career. Our program has...

Politics is not about abstract theories. It is about people and how they want to live their lives. Sir Robert Menzies, founder of the Liberal Party, once said that a government must remember ‘the forgotten people’. Today, as Australia moves into the new decade, that mission is more important than ever. In the past few years, Australia has become a ship without a rudder. The fundamental truth is that our physical, human and financial resources are not being used in the most effective manner...

We all agree on at least one thing in this election campaign – our country is in a big economic mess, and we would like to see it put right. The burning question is how we do it? I believe the one and only way that Australia can get on top of its economic problems is to become more productive. That means giving everyone – you, me, your friends, your family, everybody else – more incentive, more encouragement and more reason to work harder. Everything that I am saying in this election campaign...