“The sense of regret that we didn't need to be here. The sense of friendship lost, something very special lost, the team ability of the two of us. That was sitting very heavily on me.”

— Julia Gillard

Gillard recalls what was most troubling to her during the 2010 Labor Party leadership turmoil.
The Killing Season, Episode two: Great Moral Challenge (2009–10)

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