Kevin Rudd: Nation

Kevin Rudd is Australian politician, 26th Prime Minister of Australia. Explore interesting quotes on nation.

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“When you analyse it carefully, it is about a family’s ability to stay together and have time together. We all know, with our fractured lives in this place, how difficult it becomes when we as human beings cannot spend time with one another. However, the problem is that these industrial relations laws now set that disease in place right across the nation in every workplace, in every part of the country. What I fear most of all is the ultimate impact of this on the fabric of Australian family life.”

Kevin Rudd

Rudd's first speech as Labor leader
Speaking of the Workchoices Act introduced by the Howard government in March 2006.
2006

Life , Fear , Disease , Family

“The major challenges of climate change, the major challenge of the economy and manufacturing, the major challenges in education, and how do we turbo-charge our national education system to create the knowledge base for the future of the Australian economy. These are the sorts of areas that you're going to see detailed policy plans from us in the weeks and months ahead…”

Kevin Rudd

Rudd's new vision for the nation, 5 December 2006, 13 February 2008, ABC Local Radio http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2006/s1804299.htm,
2006

Education , Knowledge , Change , Future

“… 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.”

Kevin Rudd

ALP in 'me-too' policy mess over death penalty
Response to a backlash following statements made by Robert McClelland, days before the fifth anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombings, who said that Labor would campaign internationally to stop executions of terrorists.
2002

Life , Support , Past , Future