Shorten declares himself ‘a proud moderate’, saying Australians ‘in the middle’ shouldn’t be hostage to intolerant fringes
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Bill Shorten has declared himself “a proud moderate” in a valedictory speech declaring parliament has the responsibility to ensure the extremes of left and right do not set the terms of political debate.
Shorten, former Labor leader and current cabinet minister, told parliament: “I reject outright the argument that being moderate...
