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

I thank very much the member for Warringah for his question, as it comes straight out of the Ronaldson textbook. The Ronaldson textbook is about this: never debate policy; only get into stereotyping. That is what this debate is all about. The Ronaldson textbook also said—and remember it is issued by the office of the Leader of the Opposition—do not debate policy, because there is no good politics in it; only engage in stereotyping, because there is lots of good politics in that; and also target special interest groups and make good taxpayers angry. That is what the member for Warringah is on about in asking this question.

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