Dining on manoush in north-west Sydney, the former shadow minister says his kids were top of mind when he even tried “speed dates” to win over his colleagues.
Julian Leeser agreed he had been on a “crazy journey” in the eight days since we first scheduled lunch at a Lebanese eatery in his electorate in north-west Sydney.
“They often say in Parliament House that you age in dog years [Kevin Rudd said seven years for every human year].
Michael PellyLegal editorMichael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
