But he has done nothing substantive as prime minister to indicate that Indigenous issues are a priority.
For his part, the still-fighting prime minister seemed to indicate that if his party lost, he would resign as party leader.
But it is also a far more substantial document than many American and Saudi officials — from the White House press secretary to some members of Congress to the Saudi foreign minister — tried to indicate in a flurry of news conferences and emailed news releases on Friday afternoon.
They are: the relationship is exclusive in nature the relationship is permanent unless the parties dissolve it through the courts the relationship has been registered under the law of that jurisdiction, and the rights and obligations attendant on the relationship are, in the opinion of the Minister, sufficient to indicate that the relationship would be treated comparably to a Civil Partnership.
Ministers have continued to indicate their backing for offshore wind, but have delayed spelling out how much support it will get beyond 2020.
In fact, the prime minister was right to indicate that the Australian points-based system is not appropriate for the UK.
Today, however, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon appeared to indicate that the move against Hamas would be limited, saying the military would not get "bogged down" in Gaza.
By using the first-person pronoun, the prime minister may want to indicate the strength of his commitment to a "vision", but often the result is to weaken it.
His comments, delivered during his first visit to the Pentagon since he became the top defense minister last fall, appeared to indicate strong resolve by the West to keep the strategically important strait open for trade.
The statement by Prime Minister Wen Jiabao seemed to indicate that China was ready to take a more active role in trying to end the standoff between the United States and North Korea, but it remains unclear if he won concessions from the North that will induce Washington to enter into bilateral talks.
