Sensibly, the late Barry Humphries allowed the political leanings of himself and his alter-egos to remain camouflaged within their biting satire and lewd jokes. For sure, in the early days the uncouth brashness of Sir Les Patterson, the Minister for the Yarts, perhaps suggested a strong unionised, Labor background. Many saw certain similarities between the roguish behaviour of Sir Les and that of the hugely popular Bob Hawke.
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