Peter Howson’s diaries are the most interesting insider’s view of politics since Alfred Deakin supplemented his income by writing anonymously for the Morning Post. Howson did not rise to the same heights as Deakin, so the interest of his diaries remains in political practice rather than policy. Accordingly, Graham Freudenberg, speechwriter and confidant to Gough Whitlam for much of the period ...
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