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Gough gets support from Malcolm. Photo Gary Ramage.
From the left: (Bob Hawke (the Silver Bodgie), Gough Whitlam ( Gough), Malcolm Fraser, Paul Keating (Golden threads) and Kevin Rudd at Parliament attending yesterday’s motion to apologise for past wrongs arising from governments’ policies.
John Howard didn’t attend . He was not alone.
At least six Liberal MPs and senators abstained from the apology, including West Australian MPs Wilson Tuckey, Don Randall and Dennis Jensen, NSW MP Alby Schultz and senator Concietta Fierravanti-Wells, and Victorian Sophie Mirabella..Read more
These abstainers will have to come to terms with their issues at some time in the future.
More links to comments on the day and proposed actions.