Labor backbencher Joel Fitzgibbon had ruffled some feathers when he brought a copy of John Howard’s political autobiography, Lazarus Rising, into parliament.

Energy Minister Angus Taylor has joined in on speculation behind the particular reading choice.

“Could Joel be Lazarus?” He asked Deborah Knight, “Or indeed could Bill Shorten be Lazarus?”

Joel explained his logic to listeners…

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