Chris Bowen Quotes

Australia, Politician
January 17, 1973

Christopher Eyles Guy Bowen is an Australian politician serving as Shadow Minister for Health since 2019, and has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for McMahon since 2010. Bowen served as Treasurer of Australia in 2013, and was a Cabinet Minister in the Rudd and Gillard Governments from 2007 to 2013.

We believe in the empowerment of women and we will not compromise in that goal.

Chris Bowen
- Believe
- Goal
- Compromise
It was always intended, though, that where Australian workers could negotiate better benefits as well with their employer, that those benefits come in in addition to the existing paid parental leave scheme.

Chris Bowen

I respect every mother and I believe people are entitled to use whatever benefits, claims and entitlements, if you like, that are available to them

Chris Bowen
- People
- Believe
- Mother
Well there are tough decisions necessary in budgets. I agree there are tough decisions necessary to ensure the long-term health of the budget. What I don't accept and will never accept is that those decisions must be unfair as a matter of course.

Chris Bowen
- Long
- Decision
- Term
Children don't get cheaper when they turn six.

Chris Bowen
- Children
- Cheaper
The reality is we live in a world of scarce resources in this veil of tears, as Tony Abbott often describes the world, we have to be real, we have to accept that we can't spend as much money on everything as we would like and so we have chosen to re prioritise, to change spending.

Chris Bowen
- World
- Real
- Reality