Most asylum seekers do get permanent visas, so the earlier they receive the appropriate help, the faster they will become part of the community. They'll get jobs and start paying taxes too. They will see Australia as a nation with… — Malcolm Fraser Copy Share
Even Australians who take a very, very hard line about asylum seekers - and unfortunately there are more than I would like to think - are probably a bit uncomfortable with the kind of treatment that has been meted out… — Malcolm Fraser Copy Share Image
We are lagging far behind comparable countries in overcoming the disadvantages Indigenous people face. — Malcolm Fraser Copy Share Image
Reconciliation requires changes of heart and spirit, as well as social and economic change. It requires symbolic as well as practical action. — Malcolm Fraser Copy Share Image
Over 120 Aboriginal communities run their own health services - some have been doing so for 30 years. They struggle with difficult medical problems.… — Malcolm Fraser Copy Share Image
At the moment people get on boats because they flee terror at home and believe the many years' long wait in UNHCR camps is not a valid option, especially if they have children in their care. After the Vietnam War, Australia took a larger humanitarian intake than at any other period in our history. The Australian community accepted that. They… — Malcolm Fraser Copy Share
Last year the National Sorry Day Committee consulted with stolen generations people in every State and Territory, and concluded that programmes set up in… — Malcolm Fraser Copy Share Image
Development requires modification and transformation of the environment... the planet's capacity to support its people us being irreversibly reduced by the destruction and degradation… — Malcolm Fraser Copy Share Image
I didn't like the way Andrew Peacock was not supported in 1984. He'd done well in that election; he deserved to continue. But by… — Malcolm Fraser Copy Share Image
Socialism is not a way of life. It is an unworkable formula which would apply to robots but not to men and women. — Malcolm Fraser Copy Share Image
There are no quick fixes to Indigenous poverty and social disaster. — Malcolm Fraser Copy Share Image
Most asylum seekers do get permanent visas, so the earlier they receive the appropriate help, the faster they will become part of the community. They'll get jobs and start paying taxes too. They will see Australia as a nation with a sense of care and concern. That's so important for a cohesive society. It helps build a sense of belonging.… — Malcolm Fraser Copy Share
