Bill Shorten Quotes


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


Citations

Shorten, Bill. "Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2014-2015: Second Reading (Budget Reply)." Parliamentary Debates, House of Representatives, 15 May 2014.

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Bill Shorten
Bill Shorten
  • Born: May 12, 1967
  • Nationality: Australian
  • Profession: Politician

William Richard Shorten is an Australian politician who served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labor Party from 2013 to 2019. Shorten was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Maribyrnong in 2007, and was a Cabinet Minister in the Gillard and Rudd Governments from 2010 to 2013.