John Button Lecture Video

Tonight I'm giving the John Button lecture on why I believe in the fair go and in spreading opportunity right throughout our community.

I'll be talking about how culture inspires us, for John Button it was literature, for me it was music, and in particular the music of Bruce Springsteen. His music is about the ordinary people who can get left behind if we don't ensure that our whole community grows together and has a voice in our national debate and a stake in our prosperity.

My speech is titled a 'Land of Hope and Dreams' because that's what I think our country is, with its optimism and its very bright future. And it's the Gillard Labor Government which will keep fighting to make sure they are hopes and dreams for all in our country, not just a fortunate few.

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