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forest444

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4. Sorry to hear that. I understand he was a good Prime Minister.

Reply to Matilda (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 3, 2016, 10:14 PM

Jul 2016

Some of that is a testament to the duality of people, I suppose.

So many of our own former presidents, as you know, have been accused of being philanderers and/or homosexual themselves - and some of these were actually rotten presidents (unlike Hawke, correct me if I'm wrong).

Not that there's anything wrong in the least with being bi/gay; but it was (or would have been) quite hypocritical seeing as some of these same people were well known for their self-righteousness about "family values."

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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