Bill Shorten

Both casual, unthinking discrimination and deliberate, malicious homophobia erode self-confidence and undermine mental health. Both are far too common, not just in…

— Bill Shorten

Our world is moving forward on climate change. If Australia goes backwards, we will be going alone.

— Bill Shorten

To the best of my knowledge, when I became national secretary and, indeed, Victorian secretary, the - my predecessors in the union…

— Bill Shorten

Safe Schools lets young people who identify as gay know that they have every right to be accepted and respected for who…

— Bill Shorten

Labor should not be about creating monuments on hills or statues in parks. Labor's monuments and statues are when a young person…

— Bill Shorten

We will always be a fair wage nation in a low wage region.

— Bill Shorten

I believe marriage equality is a simple change that sends a powerful message. It is a chance for us to say, as…

— Bill Shorten

It is devastating that jail is seen as a rite of passage for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, part of…

— Bill Shorten

Australia's economic future depends upon getting smarter. This means investing in the skills and knowledge of our workforce.

— Bill Shorten

The supreme challenge of Labor is to recognise our 'revolutionary moment' when it arrives. And to have the courage to seize it…

— Bill Shorten

We commissioned an independent statutory economic body - the Productivity Commission - to review the possibility of funding a disability scheme. The…

— Bill Shorten

The appalling rate of incarceration among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples demands we create justice targets under the Closing the Gap…

— Bill Shorten

Trusting people to pursue their own futures invariably provides better outcomes. Money goes where it is needed, rather than being absorbed by…

— Bill Shorten

We all have choices in history. Some are more important than others.

— Bill Shorten

Ending discrimination and extending equality should always be a national priority.

— Bill Shorten

Modern Australian trade unionism and the unionist that I am doesn't rely on a class war view that somehow that the interests…

— Bill Shorten

When I entered federal parliament at the end of 2007, I was appointed parliamentary secretary for disabilities.

— Bill Shorten

My father left school at 14 and became a fitter. He didn't want to be at school.

— Bill Shorten

If we are strategic, if we are smart, Australia can power our future prosperity with solar, wind, geothermal, and tidal energy.

— Bill Shorten

I want to build a Big Labor party. A party of big ideas. A party which is deeply connected to the community.…

— Bill Shorten

Fleeing persecution is not a crime. And we do not seek to pander to a noisy, tiny minority who will never embrace…

— Bill Shorten

We have to become a learning society, committed to quality education from early childhood right through to re-training in later life.

— Bill Shorten

Labor is at its best when we are the party of ideas and action - ideas that empower the powerless and actions…

— Bill Shorten

Labor must work harder to attract and retain members. The party should be cheaper to join with discounted rates available for union…

— Bill Shorten

Both my parents were far smarter than the opportunities they had.

— Bill Shorten