Key documents “missing” from 1975 Canberra Coup
The murky disappearances of critical archives point further to the high-level involvement of the ruling apparatuses in the US ...
insidestory.org.au2d
Working for Whitlam
Future MP Race Mathews had an insider’s view of policy development — not least health policy — in the office of the leader of the opposition ...
The Mandarin13d
Cornerstones of Australia’s Public Service, part 9: The APS in the 1970s
The Australian Public Service in the 1970s saw a period of economic restraint – and major technology and social change.
The Australian5d
Gough Whitlam’s multiculturalism experiment has failed Australia
Little Pattie with Gough Whitlam in 1972. Picture ... originated in Canada in the mid-’60s and was soon adopted by prime minister Pierre Trudeau. The appeal for Trudeau was obvious as he ...
The Daily Telegraph28d
Why Bob Hawke was reluctant to give up being Australia’s most popular political figure
Bob Hawke, with Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, drinks a yard of ale at the ... to make an interstate phone call in the conference press office, he was suddenly surrounded by television cameras ...
Lowy Institute8d
50 years later, are we any wiser? Australia’s search for regional security
Prime Minister Gough Whitlam holding a koala with Indonesia's President Suharto ... He would not, of course, be in office to grapple with them. Where does it all stand, now? Vietnam is now a rapidly ...
johnmenadue.com2d
Mainstream media fails to mention positive Labor policies
Australian politics, an all-important election year, began on a high with a host of initiatives taking effect from January 1.