This morning, while showering, I was thinking about some of the essential attributes and decisions our Prime Minister has taken. Decisions, actions and outcomes place him in a critical position on the world’s [political stage.

These are some of the ‘special remembrances’ that come to mind.

• His empathy toward the Bilowealan family had them reinstated in a community that had taken them to heart.

• His perseverance over Julian Assange never wavered until this Australian martyr was welcomed home.

• His willingness to share himself with other world leaders of countries, both big and small, and to keep Australia constantly to the fore in the eyes of his leadership peers by frequent forays onto the world stage.

• His willingness to ‘let his hair down’ and mix with ordinary people on a level of equality.

• His desire, finding practice in government, to offer a level financial playing field to all people – so that differentiation between ‘have’s’ and ‘have not’s’ becomes history with everybody being equal.

• His interprettion in the eyes of some as a modern day ‘Robin Hood’.

• His willingness to relax visa restrictions in order to bring as many people as possible to Australia in the shortest possible time.

• The confidence he places in all his ministers to carry out their portfolio responsibilities without the need for him to offer suggestions about interpretation.

How wonderful it is and how blessed I am to think such thoughts.  Or not?