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"I actually believe in a big Australia - I make no apology for that. I actually think its good news that our population is growing."
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Kevin Rudd"We have seen this complete right wing takeover of modern liberalism, and it is an ugly spectacle to behold."
Kevin Michael Rudd is an Australian diplomat and former politician who served as the 26th prime minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and in 2013. He held office as the Leader of the Labor Party from 2006 to 2010, with a brief return to the leadership in 2013. From 2023 to 2026, Rudd was the Ambassador of Australia to the United States.
"I actually believe in a big Australia - I make no apology for that. I actually think its good news that our population is growing."
"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."
"John Howards credibility on the entire Iraq war has been torpedoed by John Howards own intelligence agency."
"If he has any self-respect he would resign over this matter, the negligence is so gross."
"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."
"[But] we should not be kowtowing to anybody when it comes to freedom in this country."