Almost 20 years ago, the then federal Labor leader, Mark Latham, found himself in the crosshairs of a young upstart union official named Steven Miles during a “politics at the pub” event in Brisbane. The pair clashed over Labor values. Afterwards, Latham approached Miles and offered him a job.
“You’re a smart kid, you should come and work for me in Canberra,” Latham said, according to people who were there.
