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Knobby22 said:
Yea, and the bunga parties etc. But if you look at his zest for life and what he achieved he was incredible. Some things he changed needed to happen. Plenty of bad stuff too, obviously.
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Konbby. He was hated, loathed and loved by different levels of society.
 
farmerge said:
Konbby. He was hated, loathed and loved by different levels of society.
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He was a Trumpian figure. Went into politics to protect himself from prosecution.
Promised an Italian revitalisation but actually hugely increased the debt and it became the second poorest performing country in the EU.
He was the longest serving PM they ever had and it is generally agreed he didn't do much of note with running the country. I am sure he is loathed by some but he controlled the media and is loved by the far right hence he got on well with Putin.

One funny Trumpian thing he did was deliver a biography of his life to every household in Italy. He just loved attention.
His personal life story is amazing. His effect on Italy not so good.
 
Knobby22 said:
He was a Trumpian figure. Went into politics to protect himself from prosecution.
Promised an Italian revitalisation but actually hugely increased the debt and it became the second poorest performing country in the EU.
He was the longest serving PM they ever had and it is generally agreed he didn't do much of note with running the country. I am sure he is loathed by some but he controlled the media and is loved by the far right hence he got on well with Putin.

One funny Trumpian thing he did was deliver a biography of his life to every household in Italy. He just loved attention.
His personal life story is amazing. His effect on Italy not so good.
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Three modern day duds, the Trumpet, Putrid and Bellasconia
 
James Hardy, famous yachstman, member of a well known wine making family, has died at the age of 90.
He sailed in two Olympics, and skippered Australian challengers in three Americas cups.
And I really liked his Thomas Hardy Shiraz, but could never afford it.
Mick
 
Simon Crean passed away aged 74, always seemed a genuine guy from a workers point of view and came across as the fall guy for Labor in his day IMO. RIP

www.smh.com.au

Former federal Labor leader Simon Crean dies, aged 74

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed Crean will be given a state funeral, saying his passing was a “great loss for the labour movement, but a great loss for our nation as well”.
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Crean, a key figure in the union movement and the Australian Labor Party over four decades, was visiting Europe for meetings on trade and business and is understood to have died on Sunday.
 
sptrawler said:
Simon Crean passed away aged 74, always seemed a genuine guy from a workers point of view and came across as the fall guy for Labor IMO. RIP

www.smh.com.au

Former federal Labor leader Simon Crean dies, aged 74

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed Crean will be given a state funeral, saying his passing was a “great loss for the labour movement, but a great loss for our nation as well”.
www.smh.com.au www.smh.com.au
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Thats a bit of a shock. I thought he was a decent chap too.
 
I liked him tbh. Seemed fair dinkum to me. Perhaps the last genuine Labo(u)r leader.

Maybe the only one I could have possibly voted for.
 
wayneL said:
I liked him tbh. Seemed fair dinkum to me. Perhaps the last genuine Labo(u)r leader.

Maybe the only one I could have possibly voted for.
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Now steady on Wayne. I think he was possibly one of the best either side of politics. Came across as fair and understanding and showed no bs.
 
wayneL said:
Ye
Unfortunately, as @sptrawler intimated, the plebeians want flashy and BS, rather than steady and fair.
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Absolutely and to highlight that, how long did it take for Albo to get a go at the top job in the Labor party? Not until Billy completely imploded and they needed someone who seemed like a working class grass roots person.
How long will that trait can carry Albo, is the next question, but probably for another thread.
 
sptrawler said:
Absolutely and to highlight that, how long did it take for Albo to get a go at the top job in the Labor party? Not until Billy completely imploded and they needed someone who seemed like a working class grass roots person.
How long will that trait can carry Albo, is the next question, but probably for another thread.
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He needed that Curtinesque makeover though.
 
wayneL said:
He needed that Curtinesque makeover though.
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Don't you guys remember the ABC back in 2002?
It was Anyone But Crean.
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Harry Markowitz, who won the Nobel prize in economics in 1990 for his work on portfolio theory and the relationship between risk and reward, died last week at the age of 95. He was not only among the most famous and influential economists of the 20th century, but perhaps also the most misunderstood.

He applied the adage “don’t put all your eggs in one basket” to the world of stock investing and risk, developing theories on diversified portfolios that inspired the growth of mutual funds and other market-hedge strategies.
 
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