The sporting fields where Australia's greats began their careers are built and rebuilt with Commonwealth help, as are the halls and community centres where our most of our well-known stars first felt the magic of the stage. Anthony Albanese More Quotes by Anthony Albanese More Quotes From Anthony Albanese What Australians expect of leaders is a bit of integrity. Anthony Albanese australians leaders expect integrity There is a separation - a very clear separation - between the judiciary, the legal system, and the political system in this country, and that's why Labor has a problem with the issue of mandatory sentencing as a principle. Anthony Albanese legal political problem country What Labor has said very clearly is that there should be up to life sentences for people who traffic in guns. Anthony Albanese traffic said life people If you invest in education and training of our young people, what you do is you increase the future economic capacity of the nation. Anthony Albanese you future education people If we're going to compete in this century, we have to compete on the basis of how smart we are. Anthony Albanese compete going how smart A critical component of progress is engaging with people you don't agree with - everything else is the status quo. Anthony Albanese everything you progress people Our national challenge is to continue to drive sustained economic growth. Anthony Albanese challenge drive economic growth No mainstream politician believes in open borders, but a policy that uses its prolonged treatment of detained people as an ongoing deterrent to others has a deep flaw at its heart. Anthony Albanese deep politician heart people We are not a single-issue party that puts abstract policy ahead of the working lives of people. We are not bitter, frightened xenophobes. Anthony Albanese ahead policy party people Every leader who I've met over recent days has indicated a welcoming of Australia's changed position. Anthony Albanese We've been aware of Beijing's activity at Ream for some time, and we encourage Beijing to be transparent about its intent and to ensure that its activities support regional security and stability. Anthony Albanese This was not safe, what occurred, and we've made appropriate representations to the Chinese government expressing our concern. Anthony Albanese Australians hold Queen Elizabeth in respect and affection, even as the bond between our nations is no longer what it was at the dawn of her reign, it’s no longer parent and young upstart. We stand as equals. More importantly, we stand as friends. Anthony Albanese In her seven remarkable decades on the throne, the queen has been a rare constant, an enduring, inspiring, growing presence of calm, decency and strength. Anthony Albanese If you just let states do their own thing, then you end up with state versus state competition and a truly horrible patchwork of different rules and regulations in different states, which is really not what you want. Anthony Albanese We haven't, in my lifetime, had people on beaches waiting to be evacuated in life jackets... like it's a peacetime version of something that we have seen during wartime. Anthony Albanese