We have a natural constant craving for leadership. Democracy is always a fragile and imperfect achievement. Yet a distinct feeling of malaise in our political culture lingers. There is something missing from our public debates. — Tim Soutphommasane Copy Share Image
People should not be responding to bigoted ugliness with any ugliness of their own. — Tim Soutphommasane Copy Share Image
We know that a large majority of the Australian society is extremely comfortable with a multicultural society, that we accept that living in a… — Tim Soutphommasane Copy Share Image
People have a right to protest peacefully, but there's absolutely no excuse for anyone to be conducting a campaign of intimidation that may be… — Tim Soutphommasane Copy Share Image
There are many in public life who deserve only our praise and admiration. But there are too many who are products of a class that knows little other than spin and the machinations of politics. Little wonder that leadership of the transforming sort is so hard to come by. The danger is that this may be permanent. Where our best… — Tim Soutphommasane Copy Share
If anyone has engaged unlawful activity, they should be held to account with the full force of the law. — Tim Soutphommasane Copy Share Image
We have a natural constant craving for leadership. Democracy is always a fragile and imperfect achievement. Yet a distinct feeling of malaise in our… — Tim Soutphommasane Copy Share Image
I'm not so sure liberal democracy as we know it has reached its terminus. It's clear though, that many have genuinely lost confidence in… — Tim Soutphommasane Copy Share Image
Anti-Muslim protests represent a fringe of our society that's seeking to promote hatred and division. — Tim Soutphommasane Copy Share Image
No-one wants to see violence of any kind on our streets, certainly not any violence that's justified by extreme nationalist ideas or that targets… — Tim Soutphommasane Copy Share Image
You can protest, you can protest peacefully, but keep things civil. — Tim Soutphommasane Copy Share Image
