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Will Albanese Walk in the Footsteps of Whitlam?

Will Albanese Walk in the Footsteps of Whitlam?
A session at the Labor convention in memory of former Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam at the Melbourne Convention Centre in Melbourne, Australia, July 24, 2015. AAP Image/David Crosling
Graham Young
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The year 2022 was the Golden Jubilee of the election of Gough Whitlam’s government, as well as the inaugural year of Anthony Albanese’s. Whitlam faced similar economic challenges to Albanese and had some strikingly similar solutions, leading some to expect Albanese will emulate him and crash and burn within three years.

Graham Young
Graham Young
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Graham Young is the executive director of the Australian Institute for Progress. He is the editor and founder of OnlineOpinion.com.au and has conducted qualitative polling on Australian politics since 2001. Mr. Young has contributed to The Australian newspaper, The Australian Financial Review, and is a regular on ABC Radio Brisbane.
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