Of Course I Base All My Election

People Are Happiest When They Are Giving, They Are Saddest When They Are Just Taking. And That Is The Core Message Of Community.

Ladies And Gentlemen, It Is With Great Sadness That I Announce That I Will Resign As Australia's Minister For Foreign Affairs. I Am Sad Because I Love This Job. I'm Totally Dedicated To The Work That We Are Doing In Australia's Name Around The World, And I Believe That We Have Achieved Many Good Results For Australia, And I'm Proud Of Them.

A Core Challenge For Australia Is - How Do We Best Prepare Ourselves For The Asia Pacific Century - To Maximise The Opportunities, To Minimise The Threats And To Make Our Own Active Contribution To Making This Asia-pacific Century Peaceful, Prosperous And Sustainable For Us All.

The Government's Mission Is To Build A Strong And Fair Australia Capable Of Meeting The New Challenges Of The 21st Century.

If You Accept It To Be Natural And Normal To Be Gay Then It Follows It Is Not Right For Two Folk Who Love Each Other To Be Denied Marriage.