a declaration from the young people of australia

Imagine Australia. Our people, our community, our land; we belong.

We have the right to dream, live and succeed in a country we can call home.

Ours is a nation of compassion, with the honesty to recognise wrongs and the courage to set them right. We seek to learn and not to blame.

We respect, heal, protect and love our fragile land.

We believe education is for everyone; a nation that learns, grows.

Ours is a country where there is always a helping hand within reach.

We are a people whose similarities and differences are celebrated with pride.

We are a nation committed to upholding human rights in Australia and throughout the world without compromise.

We embrace community spirit. We are aware, we are active, we are involved.

Imagine Our Australia…live and share.

-- Perth 23 September 2001

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