Keating was 'sharp as a razor', his 'Put Downs' have become legend......"The little desiccated coconut"...(Howard)...The Souffle'(Andrew Peacock)....."Ol' darlin'....Alexander Downer....."A shiver, looking for a spine to run up"...P Costello, etc etc
Giants in their respective field, Giants of our nation. Love both these wonderful men. Both these phenoms possessed incredible wit and guile. Topped off with a Sam Cooke song, it doesn’t get much better. RIP, Bert. Please stick around for as long as possible, Paul.
This is possibly as close as Paul Keating ever came to playing a Digger in Gallipoli along side Mel Gibson. If asked, Bob Hawke might say that Paul Keating was too short.
The 90s was the start of a " brave new world " neo fascist Australian govmt... Bike helmets obligatory, when in Amsterdam they are not, no cash in hand but TAx file numbers etc etc .