We commissioned an independent statutory economic body - the Productivity Commission - to review the possibility of funding a disability scheme. The commission returned with a view that it could. Then it becomes an issue of national will. — Bill Shorten Copy Share Image
If I am elected leader, my shadow opposition team will actively incorporate the policy contributions of all our members by instituting policy action committees as recommend by the 2010 National Review. — Bill Shorten Copy Share Image
Both casual, unthinking discrimination and deliberate, malicious homophobia erode self-confidence and undermine mental health. Both are far too common, not just in our schoolyards… — Bill Shorten Copy Share Image
Our world is moving forward on climate change. If Australia goes backwards, we will be going alone. — Bill Shorten Copy Share Image
To the best of my knowledge, when I became national secretary and, indeed, Victorian secretary, the - my predecessors in the union had detected… — Bill Shorten Copy Share Image
Safe Schools lets young people who identify as gay know that they have every right to be accepted and respected for who they are.… — Bill Shorten Copy Share Image
Labor should not be about creating monuments on hills or statues in parks. Labor's monuments and statues are when a young person can find… — Bill Shorten Copy Share Image
I believe marriage equality is a simple change that sends a powerful message. It is a chance for us to say, as a nation,… — Bill Shorten Copy Share Image
It is devastating that jail is seen as a rite of passage for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, part of the natural… — Bill Shorten Copy Share Image
Australia's economic future depends upon getting smarter. This means investing in the skills and knowledge of our workforce. — Bill Shorten Copy Share Image
The supreme challenge of Labor is to recognise our 'revolutionary moment' when it arrives. And to have the courage to seize it - wholly,… — Bill Shorten Copy Share Image
We commissioned an independent statutory economic body - the Productivity Commission - to review the possibility of funding a disability scheme. The commission returned… — Bill Shorten Copy Share Image
The appalling rate of incarceration among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples demands we create justice targets under the Closing the Gap framework. — Bill Shorten Copy Share Image
