Week one of the election campaign marked the return of Opposition leader Bill Shorten in a much-loved role — the Hollow Man. It brought back fond memories of his bravura performance in 2012 when he was Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation in the Gillard government. Asked whether Peter Slipper, the then Speaker of the House should continue to stand aside until the claims of sexual harassment made against him had been addressed, Mr Shorten said: ‘I understand the Prime Minister’s addressed this in a press conference in Turkey in the last few hours.