Paul Keating
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"Paul John Keating" is a former Australian Politics of Australia/politician who was the List of Prime Ministers of Australia/24th Prime Minister of Australia and the Australian Labor Party/Leader of the Labor Party from 1991 to 1996. Keating was first elected to the Australian House of Representatives/House of Representatives in Australian federal election, 1969/1969 as the MP for Division of Blaxland/Blaxland, New South Wales. He was later appointed Treasurer of Australia in the Bob Hawke/Hawke Government, which came to power in Australian federal election, 1983/1983.

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I try to use the Australian idiom to its maximum advantage.

If one takes pride in one's craft, you won't let a good thing die. Risking it through not pushing hard enough is not a humility.

These are the same old fogies who doffed their lids and tugged the forelock to the British establishment [of Aussie Tory supporters of Britain].

He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up.