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| | Faults leave only fond memories of Gorton, an Australian to his bootstraps - smh.com.au |
 | | The Treasurer, Peter Costello, who holds Higgins, the seat Gorton occupied after moving from the Senate when he became prime minister, said: "He stood up for the Australian national interest, and I think he was very much a forerunner of the modern prime ministers." |
 | | Ainsley Gotto, a centre of great controversy as Gorton's very young principal private secretary, said: "Australia has lost a great Australian and I have lost a very old and very dear friend." |
 | | Tony Eggleton, who at times had a difficult challenge managing Gorton's press relations, described him as "bold, uncompromising, sometimes impetuous, but... |
| www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/05/20/1021882027554.html (622 words) |
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