Gillard speech spouts hypocrisy

As Julia Gillard teams up with the Greens to push through an economy-crippling carbon tax, out of the other side of her mouth, she is calling the Greens "well intentioned but unrealistic".

"The Greens wrongly reject the moral imperative to a strong economy," she said. "The Greens have some worthy ideas and many of their supporters sincerely want better politics in our country. They have good intentions but fail to understand the centrepiece of our big picture - the people Labor strives to represent need work.

"And the Greens will never embrace Labor's delight at sharing the values of everyday Australians, in our cities, suburbs, towns and bush, who day after day do the right thing, leading purposeful and dignified lives, driven by love of family and nation."

As Australia's welfare state spirals out of control, in the same speech, Gillard also claimed that Labor: "... have moved beyond the days of big government and big welfare to opportunity through education and inclusion through participation,".

Ironically, these comments came as she delivered the inaugural Gough Whitlam Oration, an address bearing the name of the worst big-government, big-welfare Prime Minister in Australia's history, Gough Whitlam.