Quotes by Julia Gillard

“You have failed your own test,”

“We of course remember the days when the leader of the house was the bovver boy, stand over man of Australian politics, now hes just pathetic and this is just a pathetic resolution moved to try and guillotine this debate through this House from a minister who only yesterday ... was complaining about debate being guillotined.”

“It is an act of hypocrisy from everybody who votes for it, we know this is about containing debate to try and keep dissenters in the cart in the desperate hope that none of them split on the floor today and if any of them in cockys corner have got the courage of their convictions, they wont be voting for this, and they wont be voting for this legislation this afternoon.”

“I did hear the rumour and it was completely untrue,”

“Look, I dont think its done me the world of good to receive Mark Lathams endorsement in these circumstances,”

“It was completely untrue.”

“It saddens me greatly to see Marks loss of faith in the power of politics to make change for the better. It saddens me even more to see Marks loss of faith in the Labor Party,”

“Labor has failed to do enough to present a courageous and coherent set of policies. Weve got to outline our own vision for Australia, which I believe should include an independent foreign policy, bold social policy and economic policy that delivers prosperity for all.”

“Mark was trusted by Labor as a thinker, as a formidable parliamentarian, as a moving advocate of Labors great ideals. But almost more than this, Labor put its faith in Mark Latham because the caucus wanted to register its protest about the corrosion of its internal culture. In electing Mark, Labor caucus said to the world and to itself that it wanted to change for the better. And I believe it has.”

“There is some merit in some of the things Barry says,”

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