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

As a major new book about the former prime minister goes on sale, he talks about meeting the Queen, Trump’s aims, and why his big vision will never fadeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueen Elizabeth II met Paul Keating “alone, to her credit” in what the prime minister was informed was her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria’s favourite room at Balmoral Castle.“And I took some pleasure in explaining the furniture to her,” Keating recalls, an old elan breaking through. Continue reading...