Forced grins at former PM Gough Whitlam’s Sydney Town Hall Memorial.
Australia's prime minister and his six predecessors today shelved old divisions for a special photograph at Gough Whitlam's Memorial.
AAP photographer Dan Himbrechts assembled the Liberal and Labor grandees for the photo at the conclusion of the ceremony.
With all the bitter rivalries and ruined friendships it's rather hard to believe they all happily agreed to the snap.
And how did they agree where to stand?!
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Let's take a closer look. Guardian writer Aaron Timms noticed there's a three prime ministerial buffer zone between sworn ALP enemies Julia Gillard vs. Kevin Rudd AND Bob Hawke vs. Paul Keating.
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The theory goes deeper! There is ALSO a three prime ministerial buffer zone between old Liberal haters Malcolm Fraser and John Howard.
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Also noticeable, Malcolm Fraser is really tall, John Howard is looking at something completely off screen and Paul Keating is rocking a very old school double breasted suit.
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