not only did julia write a book, but wayne swan, and now i'm thigpenny has to write a book call -- thinking penny has to write a book called "roasting spices." laugh i want to open it up to the audience because we've got so many people here who know so much about australia. i'm going to combine two questions. the book is brilliantly organized for political junkies. i told you, this is a good way to sell a book. all of the great politics is in the first 130 pages, so political junkie journalists can read the first 130 pages and leave substance like education climate change -- [laughter] but there is this that, at the beginning a chapter called "the enemy within." and while my first quotation is going to be your view of the press, that is not the enemy within. but it's about what was happening inside the labour party. so i'll ask two questions. one is just the media in general, and the setup in australia is somewhat different than ours although there are some things in common, i think. you said good government does not work at the same speed as the media. no journalist is ever or going to be

wayne swan former deputy prime minister and former treasurer of australia. edward deen from george -- -- jennifer grandholm, former governor of michigan former minister of finance for sweden and mary k henry, president of the service employees international union. i start off my first question to you, mary kay. one of the issues highlighted in the report which analyzes the structure of the work place across the globe -- there you are -- is -- one issue that becomes apparent is the lack of worker power or ability to bargain for higher wages and the disparity between the u.s. and other countries. most other countries have much higher unionization rates than the u.s. most developed countries do. what are your thoughts on the issue of worker power, worker voice, and its contribution to shared prosperity? >> thank you, nirra. i just want to address the question by saying we are delighted the number one policy recommendation in this report is raising wages, and before i speak to the question i just wanted to thank you for your leadership. i think if anybody could