Politics and media have always danced a high-stakes tango, from Bob Hawke personally inviting reporters to his office to Rupert Murdoch’s tea meetings with leaders—each move designed to shape the narrative. The press gallery, once packed with seasoned journalists like Michelle Grattan, now sees a new generation of reporters and politicians, none of whom were around in 1989. Yet some debates echo across decades—like compulsory superannuation, revived with the same fiery rhetoric. Behind the scenes, journalists worked late nights, capturing history’s raw moments, from triumphs to tears. Despite changing players and tech, the core dynamic remains: power seeks control over the story, and the media fights to tell it truthfully.

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