Australia Quote by Bill Shorten

We know that a smarter Australia means a stronger Australia. An Australia able to grasp the opportunities of the Asian Century. A skilled workforce…

— Wayne Swan

The country has to change. Productivity in Australia more generally has got to improve. Some of the highest manufacturing costs in the world are…

— Ian McLeod

If you want a more productive economy, you need to invest in the skills of our workforce.

— Jeremy Corbyn

The evidence is inarguable that Australia is becoming too expensive and too uncompetitive to do export-oriented business. Africans want to work, and its workers…

— Gina Rinehart

Australia must prioritise education spending. It is not a question of whether or not we have the money, it is a question of how…

— Bob Brown

Firms gain comparative advantage from how good their people are. Retaining and attracting talent is a key point of competitive advantage in the global…

— Scott Morrison

The Australia to 2050 report highlights something that is well understood by South Australians, that infrastructure plays a key role in long-term economic expansion.

— Kevin Rudd

People forget that a huge proportion of our jobs still depend on agricultural production in Australia so of course there are exports. That's easily…

— John Anderson

South Australia has transformed. There has been a range of changes to our economy over the past 10 years in which we have genuinely…

— Jay Weatherill

If the economy grows enough, fast enough, the tech system should be modernized so that the tax revenues rise fast enough also, and we…

— Manmohan Singh

If this Government cannot get the adjustment, get manufacturing going again, and keep moderate wage outcomes and a sensible economic policy, then Australia is…

— Paul Keating

The investment in our mining industry has been very positive for Australia but we need to be doing more if we want, as I…

— Gina Rinehart