Labor MPs rally behind Beazley.

Labor MPs rally behind Beazley. :

"'I am interested in what's happening to my fellow Australians,' he said.

Mr Beazley has also rejected Government criticism of his initiatives and denied his plan for a new broadband network will neglect rural areas."

We've just had a budget which flew in the face of all the fiscal advice available from us from people who ought to know. We also had to listen to line after line of military spending and we were wondering what that all meant and why we were going down the male dominated belligerent path. Who needs these weapons? Who is going to use these weapons? Who will suffer from these weapons? I'm sorry, but men dream up some great ways to damage and hurt each other and make other men hurt and suffer and then the women and children get dragged into it all and our current budget is dragging Australian families into weaponry. We want hospitals, roads, good schools and universities, work place conditions which are reasonable and a wage we can use for basics and then a bit. We are not all about investment. Poor people spend money, middle income earners budget it and rich people look upon it as an investment. Our money is being spent on weapons while our education system needs help, our hospitals need help and we have an increasing number of people who actually don't have a home to live in because there is nothing in their price bracket. Mr. Beazley looked like he meant business yesterday and when he makes up his mind, he makes up his mind. Labour has worked out now that the character assassination and sticks and stones just have to go.