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AUSTRALIA'S
MEMORABLE
QUOTES
The following 'Quotes' were
hailed, at the time of their making, to be significant milestones in Australian
political history.
Some were, the rest could at
best be described as 'deception of the Australian
people' or at worst, have been proven to
be 'blatant lies'.
You be the JUDGE.
Should you be aware of a 'MEMORABLE
QUOTE'... please e-mail it to the WebMaster
for inclusion onto this page.
'By the year 1990, there
will be NO Australian child living in poverty!'
Prime
Minister, Bob Hawke (1988)
'NO... Australia is NOT
going into recession!'
Federal
Treasurer,
Paul Keating (November
1989)
'This is the recession
that Australia had to have!'
Federal
Treasurer,
Paul Keating (January
1990)
A
reporter questioned the reaction anticipated from the introduction of the GST,
Prime Minister Howard said in reply '... you must remember
that the Australian voter has a short memory span... in fact, less than 14 days in most
cases!'
Prime
Minister, John
Howard (1999)
'We
will decide who comes to this country, and the circumstances under which they
come!'
Prime
Minister, John
Howard (November 2001)
