Strong political leaders are electoral gold – but the trick is in them knowing when to stand down
- Written by Mark Kenny, Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University
March this year marked the 60th anniversary of a famous “gotcha” moment in 1963, when Labor leader Arthur Calwell and his deputy, Gough Whitlam, were photographed outside the Hotel Kingston in Canberra.
They were waiting for their party’s federal conference to settle a key election policy.
Inside, delegates – six from each...
