“All industry, not just the mining industry, can get out and give Aboriginal companies a chance.”
“Australia has always encouraged the little bloke to have a go, the Aussie battler to get up.”
“Disparity is Australia’s worst social problem. Thousands of lives are slowly being crushed, while billions are wasted on thousands of little initiatives trying to ‘close the gap.’”
“I don’t necessarily go to church every week, but I am a Christian, and I believe in God and Jesus Christ.”
“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.”
“I happen to be a big believer in home ownership. I’m also a big believer that if someone wants to have a crack at the mining industry in Port Hedland, then they should be able to collect their… benefits in Port Hedland even though they are from Alice Springs. It should be mobile.”
“I really do think I can make a contribution in helping eliminate the disparity here in Australia and doing my small bit to help eliminate slavery around the world. These are huge issues for our fellow countrymen and our fellows in the world, where slavery is growing at an alarming rate, and it needs to be arrested.”
“I will always put family first. Every time I haven’t, I have regretted it and apologised.”
“I would say to young entrepreneurs and budding philanthropists – are you giving to feel good or do good?”
“I’d like to keep our kids in their schools. I’d like to keep our young men and women in jobs.”