64 documents added to the E-collection
64 documents added to the E-collection
Australian Institute of Political Science (1955)
Mr Whitlam said it was completely begging the question to say that Federation guaranteed Australian liberties. 'The people of the United Kingdom, with virtually one house of parliament, and of New Zealand, with only one house, have no less freedom and no fewer liberties than Australians. Federation has not brought about freedom but friction, not liberty but litigation.'
Motor accidents victim's rights (1955)
Letter from Mr Whitlam to Supreme Court Prothonotary, R.E. Walker, requesting details regarding time spent by the Supreme Court in hearing 'running down' cases.
Fare increase for metropolitan bus services (1956)
Letter by Mr Whitlam to the Sydney Morning Herald with comments on the inevitable increase in fares on Sydney's metropolitan bus services.
Labor in Politics Convention, Townsville (1965)
'We will never win on the basis of factions. The ALP, State or Federal, is most successful where it is most representative of Labor thought, when all sections of the Party play a part and express a view in making decisions. No one point of view can command majority support. We will not win on the basis of personalities or symbols, however much the press and our opponents may want to highlight them. We shall win as a national team or we shall not win at all.'
Cities in a Federation (1965)
Urban planning means public planning, said Mr Whitlam. A great responsibility will rest upon local and state governments. In the end, however, no real improvements and no effective planning will come without Commonwealth participation. A broad framework of Federal policies is essential as a guide to state and local development.
Deputy Leader of the Opposition comments on extremist group activities (1966)
The issue is not between the right and left, Mr Whitlam said. It is between those who want a broadly based socialist and radical party and petty men who want to reduce it to their personal plaything.
The importance of disseminating the results of regional research (1966)
Mr Whitlam describes how constitutional, political and administrative barriers to the flow of information in agriculture must be surmounted. Commonwealth-State cooperation is essential.
The Inaugural H.V. Evatt Memorial Lecture in International Relations (1966)
'Dr Evatt would, I believe, have recognised the central issue in Vietnam today - How do we stop war? Compared to that, other issues to him would have been secondary. His overriding passion would have been peace for a suffering people who are pawns in a power struggle in which they have little interest or knowledge.'
Labor and the future (1967)
If there is no greater material problem facing us than the planned development and publicly responsible ownership of our national resources, there is no greater human problem than the planned development of our cities, Mr Whitlam said.
Union of Postal Clerks and Telegraphists (1967)
Press statement in association with address delivered by Mr Whitlam to union conference, May 1967.
Unveiling of the Eureka Flag (1973)
'It is a truism, perhaps, that the importance of an historical event lies not in what happened but in what later generations believe to have happened. On that score, there can be no doubt of Eureka's importance to the Labor Party and to Australia.'
