The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard’s, New Year’s Message
by Alan Thornhill
The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard’s, New Year’s Message
The New Year is a time to look with gratitude on the good things of the last 12 months and look forward with confidence to the year that stretches before us.
It’s a time for new hope and new beginnings.
Perhaps a personal resolution like spending more time with family or a big life decision like starting a university or TAFE course or opening a business.
Whatever the New Year holds for you, I trust it will be a safe and happy one.
Let’s also remember that the 1st of January is the anniversary of Australian nationhood.
So let’s also resolve to make this great country of ours even stronger.
Yes we’ve achieved remarkable things in our nation’s journey.
But I firmly believe that even better days lie ahead.
Together let’s make 2012 a year of which every Australian can be proud.
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Like how uninspiring is this message by the Prime Minister of Australia for 2012? The Opposition did a much more inspiring, motivational, aspirational speech yesterday.
Unfortunately, the PMs message sounds like its just one long, hard, awkward, cautious upheaval for 2012. I think in times of today, its important to speak of hope, opportunity and optimism.
If I got the payrise that the PM and the rest of the parliamentarians got I would be able to spend more time with my family. As Ididn’t get a payrise I have to work just to put food on the table and pay the bills.
Of cause there are better days for all parliamentarians they just got a payrise more then my annual wage.