The Jobs and Skills Summit is an important opportunity to find common ground. I believe we can. It must start by agreeing on the kind of society and country we want to be and the structures and policies to get there.

The destination must be one where Australians have more secure, safer and better jobs with higher wages and better living standards because organisations are more successful. A country where people can obtain the skills they need throughout their lives, they have greater opportunities and access to world-class services.