The Right Honourable Malcolm Fraser, Former Australian Prime Minister & Current President of CARE International (1930-)

"As many have recognised, reconciliation is not something that will happen on one day in one particular year. It is an ongoing process which involves both government and people. But as we close out the last millennium and begin the next, as we end the Commonwealth of Australia’s first 100 years and begin the next, it is more than a little sad that we have not yet in this year achieved a significant landmark which enables us to say:

From this point onward, reconciliation is assured. From this point onward we are building the reality of Australians united in a common purpose." - August 24, 2000

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