Whitlam’s revenge
It is often said that the Whitlam government was in office but not in power. Can the same be said, at least in some respects, of the Liberal governments in Canberra over the last eight years?
This question arises despite the fact that Labor has won a majority of seats at only one election – in 2007 – since 1993.
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