There is a story told of Gough Whitlam as Prime Minister speaking with his Treasurer, Bill Hayden. It is late 1975 and Hayden has just been informed by the Treasury, during Question Time in the House of Representatives, that Australia has lost its AAA credit rating. They meet behind the Speaker’s Chair immediately after Question Time.
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Stephen Loosley is a former ALP national president and senator.
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