Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has made much of his love of the nation's capital, from posing on Mount Ainslie with his ...

In the excerpt from Whitlam's UN speech in Canberra, Whitlam described the RDA as "an important PART of the government's effort" that would "complement policies" towards the unified goal of tackling ...

PM Gough Whitlam went out of his way to stop Vietnamese who had supported Australia from fleeing Vietnam with our diplomats. Certainly, the Fraser government was more sympathetic to Vietnamese ...

Amazon In 1972, two Canberra press gallery correspondents, Laurie Oakes and David Solomon, combined to document the epoch-making election of Gough Whitlam’s Labor government.

This edited extract reveals how Australia acquired one of the 20th century’s most prized paintings – and why then PM Gough Whitlam was so invested in the purchase.

What exactly is the point of the Albanese Government? At least Gough Whitlam could boast that, for all his incompetence, he brought in big reforms such as Medibank. This government is destroying ...

Gough Whitlam dead: Famous dismissal speech THESE words made Gough Whitlam a legend. In 1975, after being dismissed as Prime Minister, he gave a rousing speech that will live well beyond his 98 years.

IT was 1975 and a sombre day for Gough Whitlam, who had just been dismissed as Prime Minister. But his dismissal speech on the steps of Parliament House that day remains one of the most historic ...

Picture this. The year is 1975, the setting a conference room in West Block, one of the three original buildings in what was called the parliamentary triangle. It is the depth of a Canberra winter, ...

Defending Australia in the 50 years since Gough Whitlam a tale of trade-offs, uncertainty and protecting the West's 'last domino' The unique geographical position of what diplomat Malcolm Booker ...

Anthony Albanese inside the restored home of former prime minister Gough Whitlam. Picture: Jenny Evans/Getty Images Mr Whitlam's former family home is located in the Sydney suburb of Cabramatta.

5. Gough Whitlam Source: Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images In primary school, my understanding of Gough Whitlam went as far as grasping that he said something pretty huge about the queen.