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December 2011
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The recession we had to have
Well, I’d just give you a few comments on the national accounts, and, the first thing to say is that the accounts do show that Australia is in a recession. … The most important thing about that is … is that
(November 1990)
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“Radio presenter: How does it honestly feel to have [had] all those girls...”
– PJK giving a radio interview on the day after he was ‘mobbed’ by a crowd of female students of Our Lady of Mercy College (Parramatta), while visiting a site opposite the College’s front lawn, as seen in The Campaign (Cilauro, 1996) imdb link
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“PJK: … on one debate, we’ll take the ABC on the other; and toss a...”
– PJK speaking on the matter of a televised debate with then Opposition Leader John Howard at a press conference during his 1996 election campaign, as seen in The Campaign (Cilauro, 1996) imdb link
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“Reporter: [inaudible]
PJK: Oh, is there [is that so]? Where are YOU from....”
– PJK dishes it out at a press conference during his 1996 election campaign, as seen in The Campaign (Cilauro, 1996) imdb link
August 2011
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RSS feed searching Google News for the string... →
See also: HTML link
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“Andrew is looking over his shoulder, wondering whether he will be called,...”
– PJK on Andrew Peacock, in Parliament, 17 October 1988
July 2011
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WatchAn excerpt from PJK’s appearance on the ABC’s Lateline, being interviewed by Tony Jones on 14 July 2011, where he discusses current Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott’s politics in relation to the Gillard Labor Government’s proposed carbon tax. And makes Tony Jones laugh. See the full interview and transcript here.
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“No, I never said that. … No, that’s some … That’s some donkey who...”
– (Continued) “… No, I never said that. No, I said the only way to deal with any of these proprietors is from a position of strength. That’s the only way to deal with them. “
PJK denies a quote, speaking to Tony Jones on the ABC’s Lateline, 14 July 2011
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“You have reached the office of ex-prime minister Paul Keating. Now fuck off and...”
– The message PJK planned to leave on his answering machine when out of the office, according to the published diaries of Tony Blair’s former chief media adviser, Alistair Campbell, as reported by the Sydney Morning Herald, 10 July 2007
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“He’s a big bad bastard, and the only way you can deal with him is to make...”
– PJK on media mogul Rupert Murdoch, to then Prime Minister-to-be Tony Blair, 16 July 1995 at Kirribili House, Sydney, as recorded in the published diaries of Blair’s former chief media adviser, Alistair Campbell
RIP ‘News of the World’.
This quote denied 14 July 2011
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“It was like being flogged with a warm lettuce.
It was like being mauled by a...”
– PJK describes a motion moved by John Hewson in Parliament, 31 October 1989
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“Sit down Mr Mendacious and listen to the question.”
– PJK to Alexander Downer in Question Time, 5 December 1994
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“No, ya can’t have a second go. …—Talk about a glass jaw.”
– PJK on John Hewson in Parliament, 15 November 1990
See the video here
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Don Watson, "Recollections of a bleeding heart"...
Don Watson, Recollections of a bleeding heart: A portrait of Paul Keating PM. March, 2002
The definitive and multi-award winning record of PJK’s Prime Ministership, written by his then speechwriter and acclaimed author, Don Watson.
The “bleeding heart” is a self-reference by Don Watson, who identified as a liberal rather than as a “pointy head” (economic rationalist). Both types served in...
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Paul Keating's girlfriend →
Article published in Sydney’s Sunday Telegraph, 22 February 2009
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“he was simply like a shiver looking for a spine to run up …”
– PJK on John Hewson in Parliament, 15 November 1990
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