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John Howard —
Australian
Statesman
born on July 26, 1939,
John Winston Howard, OM, AC, was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. Only Sir Robert Menzies has served in the position longer... (wikipedia)
It's too much to expect in an academic setting that we should all agree, but it is not too much to expect discipline and unvarying civility.
I thank all of those who weren't born in this country for coming here and making a contribution to Australia. We are the least discriminatory country in the world, in my view.
I think I'm seen as trustworthy. I'm seen as having determination and persistence, and I'm seen as having a capacity to reach achievable answers to difficult issues.
Terrorists oppose nations such as the United States and Australia not because of what we have done but because of who we are and because of the values that we hold in common.
Nobody should underestimate how much the world changed on the 11th of September 2001.