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Australian Prime Minister
— Kevin Rudd / March 06, 2010
Work is under way as we've already indicated, on a new 400 bed additional facility in the main detention centre which would expand the capacity to about 2,300 people and beyond that, no other plans exist. — Kevin Rudd saying there are no secret plans to increase the number of people that can be housed on Christmas Island / March 06, 2010
My advice is that the report in The Australian is incorrect. My advice is that around 2,040 people can currently be accommodated on Christmas Island, — Kevin Rudd saying there are no secret plans to increase the number of people that can be housed on Christmas Island / March 06, 2010
The death of any little child causes everyone in this country to stop, pause, think, reflect. If this is a case of murder there is nothing worse, nothing worse, than the brutal murder of a little child. The authorities are investigating it, we are confident the authorities will get to the bottom of it. — Kevin Rudd condemning the death of an Indian toddler in Australia / March 05, 2010
This is a campaign we are working on with [the foundation] right across Australia with a view to getting into every school. We have a policy of saying no to any form of bullying and that we have powers given to teachers and principals to step in. And if it comes to it and you've got to actually pick up the phone and talk to the parent and other kid, I would say there's nothing wrong with that at all. — Kevin Rudd saying there should be a zero tolerance policy for bullying in school / March 04, 2010
I have said consistently, Australia will do no more and no less than the rest of the world
— Kevin Rudd on the climate change / December 21, 2009
The clock is ticking to Copenhagen. We've achieved one further step, significant step forward with this communique and we believe the political goodwill and resolve exists to secure a comprehensive agreement at Copenhagen — Kevin Rudd saying pledge by Commonwealth leaders backing for a multi-billion-dollar fund to help developing nations cope with climate change is a significant step / November 29, 2009
Have you looked at comparative data about Indian students, and their security in UK, France, Italy and USA? Indians and international students are safer here than in most other countries. Homicidal rates in Australia are lower than in other countries. — Kevin Rudd speaking against racist attacks on Indians in Australia / June 24, 2009
These students are guests in our country and this recent violent behaviour has the potential to do great damage to the reputation of Australia as a destination of choice, We could not imagine modern Australia today without the contribution of the Indian communities present among us. — Kevin Rudd refering to the Indian students who were recently attacked in Australia / June 01, 2009
I said to Prime Minister (Manmohan) Singh that the more than 90,000 Indian students in Australia are welcome guests in our country... and the more than 200,000 Australians of Indian descent are welcome members of the Australian family. — Kevin Rudd on the recent attacks on Indian students in Australia / June 01, 2009
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