Grattan on Friday: Bill channels Gough as he hopes that his time is coming
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
At the end of what’s been for him a testing campaign, Bill Shorten chose to go to Blacktown, to the hall where Gough Whitlam nearly half a century ago delivered his famous “It’s Time” election speech.
For Shorten, on his last big occasion of the five weeks, to tap so conspicuously into the Whitlam spirit was a significant...
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