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Matilda

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7. There was a touching scene at the Labor launch before the election.

Reply to forest444 (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 4, 2016, 01:11 AM

Jul 2016

Hawke, Keating, and Gillard were all there to support Shorten. At the end, they all went up on the stage to acknowledge the crowd.

Hawke's in his eighties now and walks with a stick, and when he went to step down from the podium, he leaned on Keating's shoulder for support, and Keating steadied him by holding his arm.

The two haven't been on speaking terms for about a decade, so it was quite touching to see.

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Linda Burney becomes first Indigenous woman elected to Australia's lower house. [View all] forest444 Jul 2016 OP

And I expect she'll be a very capable one. Matilda Jul 2016 #1

My guess is that the sky's the limit for her. Are we looking at a future Australian Prime Minister? forest444 Jul 2016 #2

There's no doubt, Bob was a player in his day. Matilda Jul 2016 #3

Sorry to hear that. I understand he was a good Prime Minister. forest444 Jul 2016 #4

There's some debate about how good Hawke was at policy-making. Matilda Jul 2016 #5

Amazing. Thank you for the background. forest444 Jul 2016 #6

There was a touching scene at the Labor launch before the election. Matilda Jul 2016 #7

Gives me a warm feeling just picturing that. Thank you. forest444 Jul 2016 #8

It's bouncing up and down daily. Matilda Jul 2016 #9

I see. Sounds like another Turnbull government, but with a number of (probably welcome) changes. forest444 Jul 2016 #10