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Politician · Australian · 1954
Australian politician (born 1954)
“I do not believe that the colour of one's skin determines whether you are disadvantaged.”
“I may be only a fish and chip shop lady, but some of these economists need to get their heads out of the textbooks and get a job in the real world. I would not even let one of them handle my grocer...”
“If this government wants to be fair dinkum, then it must stop kowtowing to financial markets, international organisations, world bankers, investment companies and big business people. The Howard go...”
“Speech in the Australian Senate, 14 September, 2016”
“My pride and patriotism were instilled in me from an early age when I watched the Australian flag raised every morning at school and sang the national anthem; watching our athletes compete on the w...”
“Australians have never been permitted to vote on immigration and multiculturalism. When have we been asked or consulted about our population?”
“High immigration is only beneficial to multinationals, banks and big business, seeking a larger market while everyday Australians suffer from this massive intake. They are waiting longer for their ...”
“In my first speech in 1996 I said we were in danger of being swamped by Asians. This was not said out of disrespect for Asians but was meant as a slap in the face to both the Liberal and Labor gove...”