New Posts For Thread: Gough Whitlam 1916-2014https://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30370379/gough-whitlam-1916-2014Shame he didn't make it to 100, a great PM who changed the country for the better in so many ways RIPhe was the PM Australia had to have....even right wing mugs would agree IMOhttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30370379/gough-whitlam-1916-2014?post_id=541989171#541989171he was the PM Australia had to have....even right wing mugs would agree IMOFri, 24 Oct 2014 03:58:31 -0500Gough also has a version of that joke.October 19, 1989: Whitlam wrote for the London Daily Telegraph - "The punters know that the horse named Morality rarely gets past the post, whereas the nag named Self-interest always runs a good race."http://wwwhttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30370379/gough-whitlam-1916-2014?post_id=541988849#541988849Gough also has a version of that joke.October 19, 1989: Whitlam wrote for the London Daily Telegraph - "The punters know that the horse named Morality rarely gets past the post, whereas the nag named Self-interest always runs a good race."http://wwwFri, 24 Oct 2014 03:12:50 -0500R 8 no 12 at the Valley tomorrow for omen punters https://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30370379/gough-whitlam-1916-2014?post_id=541988783#541988783R 8 no 12 at the Valley tomorrow for omen punters Fri, 24 Oct 2014 03:02:51 -0500I believe the quote originated with former NSW Premier, Jack Lang, who was Keating's mentor.That quote was also used by Fred Daley many times.https://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30370379/gough-whitlam-1916-2014?post_id=541988695#541988695I believe the quote originated with former NSW Premier, Jack Lang, who was Keating's mentor.That quote was also used by Fred Daley many times.Fri, 24 Oct 2014 02:48:19 -0500Soon after I heard Geraldine Doogue relating that Keating quote to Margaret Throsby, I was disconcerted to see Self Interest debuting on a screen at Canterbury.For whatever reason I just could not resist backing Self Interest.Then it was scratched athttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30370379/gough-whitlam-1916-2014?post_id=541988273#541988273Soon after I heard Geraldine Doogue relating that Keating quote to Margaret Throsby, I was disconcerted to see Self Interest debuting on a screen at Canterbury.For whatever reason I just could not resist backing Self Interest.Then it was scratched atFri, 24 Oct 2014 01:19:47 -0500By the way, Self Interest was a champion mare.Paul Keating once famously said, "Always back Self Interest. At least you know it's trying".https://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30370379/gough-whitlam-1916-2014?post_id=541987775#541987775By the way, Self Interest was a champion mare.Paul Keating once famously said, "Always back Self Interest. At least you know it's trying".Thu, 23 Oct 2014 21:54:46 -0500Right on, comrade.In the Sheer Journalistic Bastardry Stakes it's a photo finish between Hatchetjobongough and Hatchetjobonjulia, both by Murdoch out of Self Interest.(wouldn't want to have been the racecaller trying to spit that one out)https://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30370379/gough-whitlam-1916-2014?post_id=541987757#541987757Right on, comrade.In the Sheer Journalistic Bastardry Stakes it's a photo finish between Hatchetjobongough and Hatchetjobonjulia, both by Murdoch out of Self Interest.(wouldn't want to have been the racecaller trying to spit that one out)Thu, 23 Oct 2014 21:50:00 -0500Gough Whitlam and the Rupert Murdoch memory holeRodney E.Leverindependentaustralisdotnet24 10 2014With Gough Whitlam’s legacy now being reconsidered and debated, one thing the Australian media are not prepared to discuss is the role of Rupert Murdohttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30370379/gough-whitlam-1916-2014?post_id=541987685#541987685Gough Whitlam and the Rupert Murdoch memory holeRodney E.Leverindependentaustralisdotnet24 10 2014With Gough Whitlam’s legacy now being reconsidered and debated, one thing the Australian media are not prepared to discuss is the role of Rupert MurdoThu, 23 Oct 2014 21:31:42 -0500medibank/medicare is much cheaper than the alternatives but yes, we do paywhy should you pay someone else's uni fees? because you will want to take advantage of their skills down the track - it's an investment Howard started the changes to the singlhttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30370379/gough-whitlam-1916-2014?post_id=541986869#541986869medibank/medicare is much cheaper than the alternatives but yes, we do paywhy should you pay someone else's uni fees? because you will want to take advantage of their skills down the track - it's an investment Howard started the changes to the singlThu, 23 Oct 2014 19:27:41 -0500Gough showed us that we live in a society not an economy1/2 true....every society needs an economy all the same, otherwise we'd be broke and printing worthless moneyhttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30370379/gough-whitlam-1916-2014?post_id=541984719#541984719Gough showed us that we live in a society not an economy1/2 true....every society needs an economy all the same, otherwise we'd be broke and printing worthless moneyThu, 23 Oct 2014 15:58:40 -0500