Dear Sir,

Australians have proven their sporting and organisational capability through the staging of an exemplary Olympic event and have shown the world our ability to achieve amazing results when we focus and unite. Probably we have amazed no one more than ourselves. It appears that we have finally shaken off the shackles of self-doubt and emerged as a mature and competent society.

With this newly uncovered self-confidence, it's now time to harness this amazing force to focus on issues that have till now seemed impossible to achieve. Things such as eradication of poverty, meaningful universal health and housing for all, reconciliation with our indigenous communities, reconciliation with our environment and its resources, access to quality education and opportunity for all, elimination of economic and political exploitation and an eradication of a staggering national debt (amongst a range of burning issues).

Let us now lead the world in developing and maintaining a society, culture, economy and environment that puts the well-being of its citizens first, respects its heritage and environment, respects its legal and democratic processes and, above all, is a sensitive, compassionate and caring society.

Where there's a will to achieve, there's a way.