Kevin Rudd Quotes

Everyone's entitled to their point of view but that's seriously a weird one.

John Howard's credibility on the entire Iraq war has been torpedoed by John Howard's own intelligence agency.

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.

[But] we should not be kowtowing to anybody when it comes to freedom in this country.

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.

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.

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.

When it comes to labour market reform, here's the difference between us and John Howard: John Howard regards labour as just like any other economic commodity. We actually see labour as made up of human beings. These are human beings with an intrinsic dignity. When they go to the workplace, they're not just like a lump of wood or a piece of coal, these are human beings, and they should be treated properly as people with intrinsic rights.

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.

... 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.

That means temporary borrowings. People have to understand that because there's going to be the usual political shit storm, sorry, political storm.

It is unlikely that you'll have anything emerge from MEF (Major Economies Forum) by way of detailed programmatic specificity.

There's nothing like having a bit of somebody else in you.

My name is Kevin, I'm from Queensland, and I'm here to help.

I actually believe in a big Australia - I make no apology for that. I actually think it's good news that our population is growing.