Show Notes
Today we have something special and a little bit different because Tony Wright, one of the stalwarts of Australian political writing, is stepping back from daily newsroom duties after 50 years in journalism. For about 30 of these years, Tony reported on federal politics. Bob Hawke was the first prime minister he covered, while Paul Keating often rang Tony at home in the mornings to, at first, berate, and then debate, the stories he had written. He witnessed great moments - such as the apology to the stolen generations - and the fracturing of Australian politics from the Rudd-Gillard era. Today, Tony talks to Inside Politics host Jacqueline Maley and chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal.
Background reading ‘Hawkie would like to see you’: Lessons, power and nostalgia from 30 years in the press gallery
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