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Howard, John

Period of Service: 11/03/1996 - 03/12/2007
Release Date:
02/06/1997
Release Type:
Media Release
Transcript ID:
10372
Document:
00010372.pdf 1 Page(s)
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  • Howard, John Winston
Beazley: Say One Thing, Do Another

Mr Beazley's latest attempt to explain away his embarrassment about the contents of the Labor Government's submission in the Kruger Case has only worsened his predicament.

The fact is that the former government's submission used arguments similar to those that I used last week.

Nothing Mr Beazley said in Parliament or elsewhere today can gainsay the fact that he has been caught out with a blatant inconsistency.

He said one thing in government and a completely different thing in opposition.

2 June 1997

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