Able Quote by Eric Abetz

I have travelled enough internationally to know and accept the reality that, overwhelmingly, people are well disposed to Australia but in truth know very…

— Julia Gillard

I want to make sure we are presenting to the South Australian people a Government that is open and accountable. I want to make…

— Jay Weatherill

In terms of being Australian, I think a big part of it is the determination to prove yourself, just like Aussie actors.

— Keiynan Lonsdale

Before becoming an Australian you will be asked to subscribe to certain values. If you have strong objections to those values, don't come to…

— Peter Costello

I think the Australian people are very conscientious. During the 1980s and 1990s we proved they will respond conscientiously to necessary reforms. They mightn't…

— Paul Keating

Australians can trust me to get the job done. They can have the confidence that in the heart of the circumstances I will win…

— Julia Gillard

Well, Australians should speak for the national interests of Australia, and whatever role former Australian prime ministers may have, one of the things you…

— Paul Keating

We need to tell Australian stories,we need to encourage and fund and present Australian work but we also need to understand that for a…

— George Brandis

Well, it's a - I don't want to disappoint you, but it's a time worn tradition of Australian Governments over many years not to…

— Alexander Downer

My experience is that the Australian people rarely get it wrong - they will vote for a united party that is able to look…

— Bob Hawke

“You mustn't judge Australia by the Australians.”

— Dame Edna Everage

Indigenous programs and policy will come within the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet because Indigenous policy and programs should not be an add…

— Yitzhak Rabin