Cornerstones Quote by 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 our schoolyards…

— 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 had detected…

— Bill Shorten

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

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

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 a nation,…

— Bill Shorten

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

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 - wholly,…

— Bill Shorten

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

— Bill Shorten

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