"So,I want the people of this region to know that my administration is going to do whatever it takes, for as long as it takes, to deal with this disaster."

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

Where the U.K.has done it, given active support to it, if Australia wants to position itself as a financial services hub for the Asia-Pacific region, it has to,in my view, embrace Islamic financing too."

VOA: standard.2010.02.15