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“Once upon a time, I thought denial was a river in Egypt. It's actually the attitude of the Abbott government.”

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Bill Shorten is an Australian Federal MP, born on May 12, 1967. He is an active politician who served as the leader of the Australian Labor Party and represented the Higgins electorate in Victoria in the federal parliament. more

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