Promise...promises...promises. A Labor promise is like an...

Promise...promises...promises.

A Labor promise is like an umbrella in a cyclone - useless.

Here's a few that come to mind.

"No Australian child will be living in poverty...." Hawke.

"I will return the Budget to surplus.." Swan.

"There will be no carbon tax under a government I lead." Gillard.

"I promise I didn't use Union money for prostitutes or mislead the Parliament." Thomson.