All the journo pointed out was that Shorten didn't mention his...

All the journo pointed out was that Shorten didn't mention his mum, who sounds like a great woman, was a barrister. Shorten was obviously aware that it didn't help his blue collar boy image; he also doesn't mention he went to Xavier.

Sounds like Bolt is sucking up to Shorten, betting on the likely winner. I remember when he tried that with Turnbull until he got given the cold shoulder.