I don't see why, if you look at how the Australian culture and psyche is, that we can't be amongst the most generous, from the grassroots up, nations in the world.
Wherever we've gone around the world, we've found quite significant gaps: the holy texts, no matter which one you turn to, has ambiguity in it around slavery. That, we knew, was being used as justification by slavers all over the world.
If you know that something is true and just, and you give up, that's when you fail.
If you haven't had a few dents in your resume, you haven't tried.
I don't necessarily go to church every week, but I am a Christian, and I believe in God and Jesus Christ.
The teachings of the New Testament are the most valuable guide to the best way to a civil and sustainable society the world has seen.
We are not about creating a Forrest dynasty, we're about helping others.
The most generous part of your philanthropy could be the time you put in to procure the same results and same outcomes and same returns you demand in business.
Individuals and communities need to clearly tell government if they want parity for First Australians. Only this will overcome the vested interests of governments and administrators and see these practical, inexpensive solutions for what they are: a way to finally achieve results, with the strength of will from each of us.
All industry, not just the mining industry, can get out and give Aboriginal companies a chance.
You don't try and put rockets under prime ministers.
I'd like to keep our kids in their schools. I'd like to keep our young men and women in jobs.
