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" Australia has an economic interest in ensuring our cities have 21st century urban rail transport to reduce traffic congestion. "
Australia
Economic
Our
" Australian seafarers make an important contribution to national security in a country with thousands of kilometres of uninhabited coastline. "
Australian
Security
Important
" Despite the enormous role that local government plays in our daily lives, the constitution makes not one mention of it. "
Government
Role
Constitution
" High-speed rail would revolutionise interstate travel and would also be an economic game-changer for dozens of regional communities along its path. "
Travel
Rail
Path
" If we are to celebrate the giants in Australian public life, then Robert Garran must be among them. A lawyer and passionate advocate of Federation, Garran was one of several hands that drafted our constitution. "
Life
Lawyer
Constitution
" It is in the national interest to have the Flying Kangaroo. It's in the interests of our tourism industry. It's in the interests of jobs here in Australia. "
Australia
Tourism
Jobs
" Labor believes in sustainability. We believe in acting on climate change, not just talking about it. "
Acting
Believe
Sustainability
" Less cars on the road means productivity and jobs growth, as it allows for the more efficient movement of goods and services and encourages greater urban population density. "
Movement
More
Urban
" None of the serious maritime incidents I had to deal with as transport minister off the pristine Queensland or Western Australian coastline involved an Australian flagged and crewed vessel. "
Transport
Deal
Involved
" Politicians who lack the vision to lead the community on big issues like public transport often hide their inaction by blaming other levels of government when anyone complains. "
Big
Government
Hide
" Short-term thinking is the greatest enemy of good government. "
Government
Thinking
Good
" The fact is Qatar, Etihad, Emirates, Singapore, Garuda, all of the three Chinese airlines, Air New Zealand - the fact is that international aviation relies very much upon agreements between nation-states, and it is not an area in which you have free market operations. "
Free
Air
Aviation
" The passage of time is likely to make high-speed rail more and more desirable, making it critical that politicians of today think ahead to tomorrow. "
Time
Tomorrow
Today
" The sporting fields where Australia's greats began their careers are built and rebuilt with Commonwealth help, as are the halls and community centres where our most of our well-known stars first felt the magic of the stage. "
Community
Australia
Help
" The very best Labor governments in our nation's history distinguished themselves by thinking big and, wherever possible, resisting the temptation to overemphasise short-term political considerations. "
Thinking
Best
Political
" True conservatives fear anything that is at odds with the status quo, even to the extent of being unable to recognise when the status quo represents injustice. And reactionary conservatives actually want to tear down the gains of the past. "
Fear
Injustice
Want
" Whether politicians are dealing with complex policy problems or trying to communicate with the electorate, it makes sense to establish a clear, long term narrative underpinned by forward-looking policies to deliver on its vision. "
Vision
Policy
Long
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