Kevin Rudd Quotes
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If he has any self-respect he would resign over this matter, the negligence is so gross.
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Labor’s message then is this: we believe in a strong economy; we believe also in a fair go for all, not just for some.
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But we should not be kowtowing to anybody when it comes to freedom in this country.
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... no diplomatic intervention will ever be made by any government that I lead in support of any individual terrorist's life. We have only indicated in the past, and will maintain a policy in the future, of intervening diplomatically in support of Australian nationals who face capital sentences abroad.
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I say to those opposite: we intend to prevail in this battle of ideas, on the ground, right through to the next election. We intend to prevail.
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It is unlikely that you'll have anything emerge from MEF (Major Economies Forum) by way of detailed programmatic specificity.
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There's nothing like having a bit of somebody else in you.
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John Howard's credibility on the entire Iraq war has been torpedoed by John Howard's own intelligence agency.
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My name is Kevin, I'm from Queensland, and I'm here to help.
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Labor has a universal position of opposition to the death penalty both at home and abroad... It is not possible in our view to be selective in the application of this policy.
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This goes to demonstrate the fact that John Howard established this inquiry in order to bring about his own absolution, not to bring about any form of accountability.
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We have seen this complete right wing takeover of modern liberalism, and it is an ugly spectacle to behold.
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Compassion is not a dirty word. Compassion is not a sign of weakness. In my view, compassion in politics and in public policy is in fact a hallmark of great strength. It is a hallmark of a society which has about it a decency which speaks for itself.
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That means temporary borrowings. People have to understand that because there's going to be the usual political shit storm, sorry, political storm.