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Bottom Drawer

Bottom Drawer

First came Gorton vs McMahon, now it’s Kelly vs Bramston

20 September 2014

9:00 AM

20 September 2014

9:00 AM

How on earth can Labor historian Troy Bramston get Liberal Party history so wrong? Bramston is a columnist for the Australian, a former speech-writer for former failed Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, and a Labor Party member of 20 years.

Take his latest effort in the 30 August issue of this magazine.

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Peter Kelly is a journalist and was Press Secretary to Mr (later) Sir William McMahon when he was Treasurer and Minister for Labour and National Service and Private Secretary to Sir William after he lost the prime ministership.

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