It was actually a tip-off - unfortunately an inaccurate one - that lead me to park in an overflowing church car park. A journalist I was working with had heard that Tony Abbott, leader of the Opposition in Australia's government, might be attending the funeral of Father Gerald Iverson. Father Gerald had been one of Mr Abbott's first priests, and the chance to photo-journalistically capture Mr Abbott at the funeral was something that both the journalist and the editor deemed to good to pass up. Mr Abbott, being a leading politician, would be no stranger to having his photo taken in all manner of situations, but others attending might not be quite so understanding. A large dose of sensitivity was to be administered...
