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Politics‘Timidity is a virus’: Paul Keating fights the fading of the light as he seeks to enshrine his legacy

Former Australian prime minister Paul Keating discusses a new biography of his career, recalling his meeting with Queen Elizabeth II and arguing that Australia should become a republic. He says his vision of an Australia secure in Asia, committed to reconciliation with its Indigenous history and guided by larger ideas remains undiminished.

Paul KeatingAustralian politicspolitical biography

TThe Guardian★★☆☆☆2026-09-02 13:24Original

‘Timidity is a virus’: Paul Keating fights the fading of the light as he seeks to enshrine his legacy
‘Timidity is a virus’: Paul Keating fights the fading of the light as he seeks to enshrine his legacyPolitics