By Way Of Personal Instinct,

I Am Determined To Honour The Confidence Which Has Been Extended To Us By The People Of Our Great Land. And I Say To All Of Those Who Have Voted For Us Today, I Say To Each And Every One Of Them That I Will Be A Prime Minister For All Australians.

2009 Was A Tough Year, But Australia Rose To The Challenge Of The Global Financial Crisis. It Shows What Can Be Done When We All Join Together And Work Together, Governments Of All Persuasions State, Territory And Local; Businesses Large And Small; Unions And Local Communities Right Across The Nation.

If Australia Wants An Effective United Nations, We Have To Be Comprehensively, Not Marginally, Engaged.

It Is Tragic That We Have Lost One Of Our Nation's Finest Actors In The Prime Of His Life. Heath Ledger's Diverse And Challenging Roles Will Be Remembered As Some Of The Great Performances By An Australian Actor.

We Are Moving Toward Recognition Of The First Australians In The Australian Constitution.