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| 'Crazy lefties' and 'mad witches': Peter Dutton in his own words | 'Crazy lefties' and 'mad witches': Peter Dutton in his own words |
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| Peter Dutton in his own words: | Peter Dutton in his own words: |
| On ambition, conviction and personality | On ambition, conviction and personality |
| 7 April 2018 | 7 April 2018 |
| “Of course I want to be prime minister. One day.” | “Of course I want to be prime minister. One day.” |
| 6 April 2018 | 6 April 2018 |
| “I think some leaders fall into the trap of abandoning principles or changing to somebody that they think people want them to be, and I think that’s a huge mistake.” | “I think some leaders fall into the trap of abandoning principles or changing to somebody that they think people want them to be, and I think that’s a huge mistake.” |
| 23 May 2017 | 23 May 2017 |
| “If you’re prepared to fight for what you believe in, then people see you as a strong character. You become a warrior, in a sense.” | “If you’re prepared to fight for what you believe in, then people see you as a strong character. You become a warrior, in a sense.” |
| 7 April 2018 | 7 April 2018 |
| “I went to uni when I left school, but I was a police officer at a young age and in those formative years and I’d seen good and bad in that job. So I do think that shapes your world view.” | “I went to uni when I left school, but I was a police officer at a young age and in those formative years and I’d seen good and bad in that job. So I do think that shapes your world view.” |
| The Dutton manifesto: populism, power bills and fewer immigrants | The Dutton manifesto: populism, power bills and fewer immigrants |
| 21 August 2018 | 21 August 2018 |
| “I’ve got a self-deprecating sense of humour and I like a drink like anybody else.” | “I’ve got a self-deprecating sense of humour and I like a drink like anybody else.” |
| 13 February 2002 | 13 February 2002 |
| “As a police officer, I have seen the best and the worst that society has to offer. I have seen the wonderful, kind nature of people willing to offer any assistance to those in their worst hour, and I have seen the sickening behaviour displayed by people who, frankly, barely justify their existence in our sometimes over-tolerant society.” | “As a police officer, I have seen the best and the worst that society has to offer. I have seen the wonderful, kind nature of people willing to offer any assistance to those in their worst hour, and I have seen the sickening behaviour displayed by people who, frankly, barely justify their existence in our sometimes over-tolerant society.” |
| (From Dutton’s maiden speech.) | (From Dutton’s maiden speech.) |
| On immigration | On immigration |
| 18 November 2016 | 18 November 2016 |
| “The reality is that Malcolm Fraser did make mistakes in bringing some people in in the 1970s and we’re seeing that today.” | “The reality is that Malcolm Fraser did make mistakes in bringing some people in in the 1970s and we’re seeing that today.” |
| (A reference to Lebanese immigration) | (A reference to Lebanese immigration) |
| 23 May 2017 | 23 May 2017 |
| “This is a tough portfolio but I get a lot of professional satisfaction out of it. I enjoy it a lot.” | “This is a tough portfolio but I get a lot of professional satisfaction out of it. I enjoy it a lot.” |
| 21 August 2018 | 21 August 2018 |
| “I think in the immigration portfolio, you are defined by Nauru and Manus ... I would love to get everybody off there tomorrow. If I could have brought them to Australia in a charter flight overnight I would have.” | “I think in the immigration portfolio, you are defined by Nauru and Manus ... I would love to get everybody off there tomorrow. If I could have brought them to Australia in a charter flight overnight I would have.” |
| (After Dutton’s resignation from cabinet.) | (After Dutton’s resignation from cabinet.) |
| 11 August 2016 | 11 August 2016 |
| “Some people have even gone to the extent of self-harming and people have self-immolated in an effort to get to Australia, and certainly some have made false allegations in an attempt to get to Australia.” (On Guardian Australia’s Nauru Files) | “Some people have even gone to the extent of self-harming and people have self-immolated in an effort to get to Australia, and certainly some have made false allegations in an attempt to get to Australia.” (On Guardian Australia’s Nauru Files) |
| On Indigenous affairs | On Indigenous affairs |
| 15 March 2010 | 15 March 2010 |
| “I regarded it [apology to stolen generations] as something which was not going to deliver tangible outcomes to kids who are being raped and tortured in communities in the 21st century ... I thought it distracted us from that.” | “I regarded it [apology to stolen generations] as something which was not going to deliver tangible outcomes to kids who are being raped and tortured in communities in the 21st century ... I thought it distracted us from that.” |
| 23 May 2017 | 23 May 2017 |
| “I didn’t appreciate the symbolism of it [the apology] and the importance to Indigenous people.” | “I didn’t appreciate the symbolism of it [the apology] and the importance to Indigenous people.” |
| 15 March 2010 | 15 March 2010 |
| “I think people get a little bored with the [Welcome to Country] acknowledgement. When you’ve heard it from the prime minister, you’ve then heard it from the next Speaker ... It is at the start of every speech and I think it starts to lose its appeal.” | “I think people get a little bored with the [Welcome to Country] acknowledgement. When you’ve heard it from the prime minister, you’ve then heard it from the next Speaker ... It is at the start of every speech and I think it starts to lose its appeal.” |
| On the media | On the media |
| 22 March 2018 | 22 March 2018 |
| “Some of the crazy lefties at the ABC, Guardian, the Huffington Post ... [who] draw mean cartoons about me ... they don’t realise how completely dead they are to me.” | “Some of the crazy lefties at the ABC, Guardian, the Huffington Post ... [who] draw mean cartoons about me ... they don’t realise how completely dead they are to me.” |
| 4 Jan 2016 | 4 Jan 2016 |
| “She’s a mad fucking witch.” | “She’s a mad fucking witch.” |
| (A description of former Sky News journalist Samantha Maiden. This message was intended to be sent to former minister Jamie Briggs, but was sent to Maiden herself.) | (A description of former Sky News journalist Samantha Maiden. This message was intended to be sent to former minister Jamie Briggs, but was sent to Maiden herself.) |
| On the Pacific Islands Forum starting late | On the Pacific Islands Forum starting late |
| 11 September 2015 | 11 September 2015 |
| “Time doesn’t mean anything when you’re, you know, about to have water lapping at your door.” | “Time doesn’t mean anything when you’re, you know, about to have water lapping at your door.” |
| On business support for same-sex marriage | On business support for same-sex marriage |
| March 19 2017 | March 19 2017 |
| “I’d prefer publicly listed companies stick to their knitting and that is delivering the services for their customers and providing a return for their shareholders.” | “I’d prefer publicly listed companies stick to their knitting and that is delivering the services for their customers and providing a return for their shareholders.” |
| (Directed at Qantas boss Alan Joyce) | (Directed at Qantas boss Alan Joyce) |
| On white South African farmers | On white South African farmers |
| March 14 2018 | March 14 2018 |
| “If you look at the footage and read the stories, you hear the accounts, it’s a horrific circumstance they face ... I think these people deserve special attention.” | “If you look at the footage and read the stories, you hear the accounts, it’s a horrific circumstance they face ... I think these people deserve special attention.” |
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| Peter Dutton | Peter Dutton |
| Australian politics | Australian politics |
| Liberal leadership spill 2018 | Liberal leadership spill 2018 |
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