Bill Shorten

The supreme challenge of Labor is to recognise our 'revolutionary moment' when it arrives. And to have the courage to seize it - wholly, boldly, and completely.

We all have choices in history. Some are more important than others.

If we are strategic, if we are smart, Australia can power our future prosperity with solar, wind, geothermal, and tidal energy.

Our world is moving forward on climate change. If Australia goes backwards, we will be going alone.

There is no doubt our earth is warming and our seas rising - or that humankind is the cause. There is no evidence to refute this - or any genuine scientific counterargument in the climate change debate.

We have to become a learning society, committed to quality education from early childhood right through to re-training in later life.