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The Good Wife

Life Sentences Podcast by Caroline Baum

Apr 24, 202547:26Arts

Race Matthews had a distinguished career as a federal politician and Victorian state Minister, but the highlight of his career was his time as Gough Whitlam's Principal Private Secretary. A joiner from a very early age,...

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The Good Wife is an episode from Life Sentences Podcast by Caroline Baum. Race Matthews had a distinguished career as a federal politician and Victorian state Minister, but the highlight of his career was his time as Gough Whitlam's Princip...

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