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A continuing narrative throughout Australia's history that says it is better to build up than to tear down - this is the continuing mission of Labor.

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Kevin Rudd
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: September 21
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We are so fortunate, as Australians, to have among us the oldest continuing cultures in human history. Cultures that link our nation with deepest antiquity. We have Aboriginal rock art in the Kimberley that is as ancient as the great Palaeolithic cave paintings at Altamira and Lascaux in Europe.
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