Friday, May 11, 2018

Hillary Clinton in Sydney

Wrapping up her tour down under, Hillary made a final appearance with Julia Gillard in Sydney.
US Politics
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton speaks during a Women World Changers Series event in Sydney.
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton speaks during a Women World Changers Series event in Sydney. Source: AAP
Hillary Clinton has wrapped up her speaking tour of Australia with an appearance in Sydney.
Hillary Clinton's shock election loss in 2016 has been endlessly picked apart, from the highest levels of political commentary, to family dinner tables around the world.
But this week, Australians were given the chance to hear from the battle-scarred former US presidential candidate herself.
"People ask how I'm doing, I say as a person I'm doing OK, but I'm pretty concerned about America," she told the largely supportive crowd in Sydney on Friday, after appearing in Melbourne on Thursday.
 
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton (right) sits next to former Australian PM Julia Gillard during a Women World Changers Series event in Sydney.
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton (right) sits next to former Australian PM Julia Gillard during a Women World Changers Series event in Sydney.
AAP
Reflecting on the immediate aftermath of the election, Ms Clinton credited "Australian chardonnay" as one of the things that got her through.
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