Unity indeed. Typically at a campaign launch, past leaders are introduced one by one and it becomes a bit of contest to see who receives the loudest cheer.
At one launch last decade, for example, folk swore that Paul Keating turned up fashionably late so he could make his own entrance separate to that of Bob Hawke.
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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com