Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

One of the delights about the member for Curtin is originality. One of the further delights about the member for Curtin is spontaneity. One thing about the member for Curtin is that you just need to turn to the pages of the Australian today to work out that you are going to get a question from the member for Curtin, because it says so, that she is going to ask a question on this subject today. Can you picture that 40-member tactics committee of the Liberal Party? Monday, Julie goes in: ‘Can I have a question?’ No. Tuesday: ‘Can I have a question?’ No. Wednesday: ‘Can I have a question?’ No. Thursday: ‘It’s in the newspapers—I should be given a question.’

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