37 Quotes by Kim Beazley

We don't want to see the Kangaroo taken out of Qantas,

I've seen John Howard's government do some pretty low things over the years, but hiding behind the Melbourne Cup to introduce these shoot-to-kill laws into parliament and pass them through, well that's the lowest of the low.

These cables place John Howard at the very heart of our very worst national scandal. We believe that they are culpably negligent and we accuse them of turning a blind eye and these cables prove conclusively that that is exactly what they did.

A deliberate blind eye has been turned here and culpable neglect is what the prime minister here is guilty of. He cannot wash his hands like Pontius Pilate and say it was somebody else's responsibility.

a sad moment for the Australian people, who are overwhelmingly opposed to the sale.

As I recollect those times and they were a long time ago my office and myself were consistently in touch with people, including members of the Caucus, who were helping him. It was a tragedy but we must reflect on the fact that there is a wife and children left from this and respect their privacy and therefore, beyond what I have just said, I don't intend to continue comment.

This is an appropriate commitment and a significant one.

They have in their various parliaments, the power to pass laws related to this,

It's a decision of theirs that they took on their own and I express my gratitude to them. They're lovely girls.