Lotta fondness for hawke. Most of our environmental protections come from his government - medicare, anti discrimination legislation, telling the uk to fuck off, etc etc.
Plus the guy could belt schooners like the dickens
Whitlam. So good the Americans interfered to have him removed
Whitlam did a lot, but only Holt made a pact with Poseidon.
It's taken decades for future 'leaders' to water down the incredible things he achieved.
Oath, easy answer
I personally vote for the parties I want, not the person. But the USA election should be a big warning call to Labor. If they don't do something about inflation and affordability and hold some of the big corps to account, they're going to lose.
Which reminds me. We haven't had a prime minister backstabbing in a while
Telling us how resilient we are isn’t cutting it?
Succulent Chinese meal guy.
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