So there clearly is a sense in which the Labour Party here, certainly at State level is reaching out and connecting with people and reflecting the aspirations and needs of, you know the mass of ordinary Australians. — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
Well I think all I would say on that is, when we were in opposition in Britain and Hawke and then Keating were in power here, Labor was in power here, we learnt a huge amount from the ALP's experience… — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
You've got to respond to that and of course thinking through the role of a left party in the modern world, in the modern… — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
I have very real concerns about the civil liberties implications of ultimately requiring every resident to submit themselves for compulsory fingerprinting or some other… — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
I think he was absolutely right not to go to UN last week... First things first - that is, values and people here in… — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
We just have to be crystal clear that if we were to abandon all the reforms made over some very painful years in the… — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users. — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
Barbara Castle was a hero to millions of British women. She inspired a new generation of women to become active in Labour politics, including,… — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
And some of what we're doing in Government even now, some of the welfare reform programs that are helping lone mothers come into work… — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
Certainly we know from our own experience how very difficult it is when you've lost an election that perhaps a lot of people were… — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
But getting your party structure right may also be a precondition for getting your policies right. — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
So there clearly is a sense in which the Labour Party here, certainly at State level is reaching out and connecting with people and… — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
People are not perfect... very often the relationships that are strongest are those where people have worked through big crises, but they've had to… — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
As patients and consumers, we are better informed today about our health care than any previous generation. — Patricia Hewitt Copy Share Image
