Paul Keating interviewed by Phillip Adams 1999 

Thanks. We certainly have less politicians capable of engaging in in-depth conversations these days... let alone crap media.

Morrison and the political will that got him and on down to Abbott elected perfectly fits the bill for what Donald Horne was lamenting in The Lucky Country in the '60s, Wikipedia: Horne's intent in writing the book was to portray Australia's climb to power and wealth based almost entirely on luck rather than the strength of its political or economic system, which Horne believed was "second rate". In addition to political and economic weaknesses, he also lamented on the lack of innovation and ambition, as well as a philistinism in the absence of art, among the Australian population, viewed by Horne as being complacent and indifferent to intellectual matters. He also commented on matters relating to Australian puritanism, as well as conservatism...

Thanks Ben.

Thank you!

Nonsense. Whitlam just known for Wave Hill? Hawke just known for Tiananmen Square. Keating legacy was niche so Adams May be right on that but anyone who knows history won’t sell short Labor’s upper echelon PMs.

@@latenightlogic There's only so much history you can teach outside of a dedicated modern history course.

Legacies aren't always restricted to the things that are actually talked about regularly, are they? The main legacy of Hawke/Keating are surely the economic reforms. It's a bit like how the majority of people probably can't name the inventors of various things we use in our everyday lives. That doesn't subtract from their practical legacy.

What liberal prime ministers are talked about for anything they did purposely.

Howard and gun buyback. That’s about it

If only he'd left Downer standing in opposition, instead of excoriating him and having Howard sleaze in instead, he could've played Toltoy with Downer for years...

how do you have more subs than views???

You're so right about Phillip Adams, a pretentious windbag. However it was worth staying the course to hear Keating.