Iron Mark's original ALP conference speech

The Liberal Party is circulating this summary of the last-minute changes made to Mark Latham's ALP National Conference speech. Of particular interest is the deletion of pledges to "solve problems without forcing up taxes, deficits or interest rates" and to "say 'sorry' and work with Aboriginal people to bring about a genuine reconciliation".

The Liberal Party is circulating this summary of the last-minute
changes made to Mark Latham’s ALP National Conference speech. Of
particular interest is the deletion of pledges to “solve problems
without forcing up taxes, deficits or interest rates” and to “say
‘sorry’ and
work with Aboriginal people to bring about a genuine reconciliation”.
The Liberals have set up a website at www.laborconferencewatch.com to moniter the ALP National Conference and the word document showing the changes made to Latham’s speech in full can be found here.

The original leaked document showed tracked changes – a feature of Microsoft Word. You
could view who made each change and when by holding the cursor over the
highlighted passages.

Alison Brynes is a Latham staffer. 

Deleted	Deleted by
I will solve problems without forcing up taxes, deficits or interest rates	Byrnesaj (deletion 82)
I don’t believe in deficits.  That’s why I like to save before I spend	Creans (deletion 67)
That’s why we’ll look after casual workers and support a decent minimum wage in this country	Byrnesaj but deleted by creans
We’re got to put them where they belong – in gaol.  And when people smugglers are responsible for the death of the people they carry, make that life in gaol.   I also believe in mandatory detention – an orderly and prompt processing system that sorts out the credentials of asylum seekers as quickly as possible.  Genuine refugees should be welcomed into the Australian community.  And those who are not genuine have to go home.	Byrnesaj (deletion 127)
Big enough to say ‘sorry’ and work with the Aboriginal people to bring about a genuine reconciliation with justice	Byrnesaj (deletion number 8)
Big enough to say that multiculturalism is good and that it should always be part of the Australian way	Byrnesaj (deletion number 8)
Big enough to pay our child care workers more than $13 an hour	Byrnesaj (deletion number 8)
I want to work with the union movement – with the great working men and women of this nation – not against them	Byrnesaj (deletion number 8)
My message is John Howard is beatable in 2004	Byrnesaj (deletion number 8)
When I was young, my mum used to tell me there were two types of people in our street – the slackers and the hard workers. (final speech) * * When I was young, my mum used to tell me there were two types of people in our street – the no-hopers and the hard workers. (earlier draft)	Creans deleted ‘no-hopers’ and inserted ‘slackers’
I want to thank my Deputy, Jenny Mackling for developing these great higher education policies	Byrnesaj (deletion 35)
We’re going to pay for our priorities by re-directing public spending where it is really needed.	Byrnesaj (deletion 68)
Give people value for taxes	Byrnesaj (deletion 69)
Insertions	Who
The Party that made us relevant in Asia and proudly told the rest of the world that we believe in Aboriginal reconciliation.  And we believe in Australian independence – an Australian Republic.	Creans
I don’t believe in a dog-eat-dog industrial relations system. I want cooperation and productivity in Australian workplaces.  And as we work together as a nation, we need a better balance between work and family. I don’t want Australians having to make a choice – a false choice – between being a good parent and a good employee. * * That’s why a Labor Government will introduce Paid Maternity Leave and improve the rights of working parents.	Creans
NATIONAL SECURITY * * Delegates, protecting Australia’s national security is the first and final responsibility of an Australian Government.  * * And in this country, it’s always been a Labor responsibility. * * When Fisher established the Australian Navy.  When Curtin brought the AIF home from the Middle East and created the American Alliance.  When Whitlam ended our involvement in Vietnam and recognised China.  When Hawke and Keating took us further into Asia – security in our region. * * That’s Labor’s foreign policy.  Always putting Australia first. * * Our policy has three pillars.  Our membership of the United Nations; our alliance with the United States; and comprehensive engagement with Asia. * * But delegates, Labor’s three pillars rest on a rock.  And the rock is an independent, self-reliant Australia. * * When I have to make a decision on Australia’s national security, I’ll only ask one question: what is in Australia’s national interest? * * It’s true, delegates.  I haven’t been to as many international summits as Mr Howard.  And I haven’t stayed in that many posh hotels. * * But I’ll tell you one thing: your travel budget doesn’t teach you how to stand up for Australia.  Your love of this country does. * * It’s in your heart, not your itinerary. * * And delegates, I can assure you: you will never hear me call Australia a Deputy Sheriff.  * * I know who we are – strong, proud and independent.  We’re nobody’s deputy. * * I believe in the American Alliance, but with Australia as an equal partner, not a deputy. * * I believe in ANZUS, but not as a rubber stamp. * * I haven’t got it in me to bite my tongue and stay silent if Australia’s interests are on the line.  I couldn’t on Iraq.  I haven’t on the Free Trade Agreement.  I won’t when it matters. * * I will always stand up for Australia. * * And delegates I give you this pledge: a Labor Government will never send young Australians to war in search of weapons that don’t exist, for a purpose that’s not true. * * I believe in the defence of Australia, first and foremost. * * We need to make our country more self-reliant in the war against terror.  * * Because, delegates, the Howard Government has been neglecting the home front.  * * We are the world’s largest island with 37,000 km of coastline.  * * That’s why we need a Coastguard – to keep Australia safe from the people smugglers, the gun runners and the drug merchants. * * We have regional airports in this country with 100,000 passenger movements a year – but no screening facilities for passengers or their luggage.  * * I don’t want the Son of Star Wars.  I want screening devices at Australian airports, for the safety of the Australian people. * * I also want a Department of Homeland Security – a single Commonwealth agency to do the practical work with the States and Territories on national security. * * Delegates, Labor will never neglect the home front.  * * There is one central idea which will drive our policy: to keep our island home safe and secure.  Always, Australia first.	Creans (in fact the whole national security appears to have been inserted by creans)