Paul Keating's interview on Lateline has been doing the rounds, and well it should, this is genuine news, rather than delivered soundbites. Keating transitioned into a statesman a while ago, as did Malcolm Fraser, and in a manner which Bob Hawke and Gough Whitlam have not really managed to do. Statesman should be opinionated. We rely on them, to be free of the political pressures, but with their former inside knowledge, knowing when to call BS. (more)
