Abiding Interests

by Gough Whitlam

When he became Prime Minister in December 1972 Gough Whitlam was the first Labor Prime Minister for 23 years. Within days he had abolished conscription, withdrawn the remaining Australian troops from Viet Nam, negotiated diplomatic relations with China and initiated Federal aid to State and church schools and land rights for Aborigines. In this new book, completed after his 80th birthday, Whitlam reviews his career, examines the repercussions of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0702228796
• ISBN13: 9780702228797
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: University of Queensland Pr (Australia)
• Length: 339 Pages