Hawke was a bad drunk and, worse, refused to shout in turn. He was lousy. ‘Wouldn’t shout in a shark attack’, in the bar-room vernacular of the time.
Wouldn’t shout in a shark attack – “Inside the Canberra Press Gallery: Life in the Wedding Cake of Old Parliament House” – Rob Chalmers
June 5th, 2012 · No Comments · Australian Labor Party, Politics, Quotes
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