"Something my mum taught me years and years and years ago, is life's just too short to carry around a great bucket-load of anger and resentment and bitterness and hatreds and all that sort of stuff."
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Kevin Rudd, born on September 21, 1957, in Nambour, Queensland, is a significant figure in Australian politics, best known for his tenure as the 26th Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and again in 2013. A member of the Australian Labor Party, Rudd is celebrated for his ambitious policies, including the historic apology to Indigenous Australians and his swift response to the global financial crisis. His legacy encompasses a commitment to social justice and climate change action, making him a pivotal player in contemporary Australian history.
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"Australia is a nation of compassion. Courage and compassion. And the third of these great values: resilience."
Kevin Rudd"The Apology opened the opportunity for a new relationship based on mutual respect and mutual responsibility between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australia. Because without mutual respect and mutual responsibility, the truth is we can achieve very little."
Kevin Rudd"If the states and territories do not sign up to fundamental reform, then my message is equally simple: we will take this reform plan to the people at the next election - along with a referendum by or at that same election to give the Australian Government all the power it needs to reform the health system."
Kevin Rudd"There comes a time in the history of nations when their peoples must become fully reconciled to their past if they are to go forward with confidence to embrace their future."
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