It's time to boil billy
It's time to boil billy
It's Time to Boil Billy
The It's Time campaign of 1972 had wide support from a huge cross section of Australian society. The arts world was firmly behind the Labor Party and Gough Whitlam. This revue was a biting criticism of the Liberal/National parties and opened at the New Theatre, Newtown on 12 August 1972. The first document is the full script of the revue.
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Article for the 10th Anniversary Issue of 'The Australian' - "What Future for Australia"
The Hon Gough Whitlam QC, Prime Minister of Australia points out the unpredictability of politics and the difficulty of predicting the political and social future of Australia. At the present moment Australia is insulated by its isolated position from some of the problems of the rest of the world. Problems such as growing pollution, increasing crime rates and dissatisfaction with work. In the future Australia will co-exist peacefully with her neighbours, have improved road and rail transport and better hospitals and schools.
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Speech to the World Conference of the International Women's Year, Mexico City, 19 June to 2 July 1975, by Elizabeth Reid
Ms Reid begins by stating that there are those who do not believe that the Conference will achieve much. Australia, however, does not want this Conference to consist of talking about each countries experiences and strategies without achieving a plan for improving the lives of women. The main task of this Conference is to plan strategies that will change the attitudes towards the roles of women in patriarchal societies. Women from industrialised countries believe that economic rights are as important to their welfare as are political rights. Discussions on a new "International Economic Order" should consider the problems and experiences of all women including those who are oppressed. Proposals for the new Economic Order should include measures that foster participation in the new Order.
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Speech by Mrs Margaret Whitlam to an A.L.P. Regional Women's Conference in Bathurst, N.S.W.
Mrs Whitlam mentions that women are more conservative than men and this is reflected in the party that they vote for. The Labor Party is seen as creating change and instability. A large number of women would have social contact with a limited number of individuals or organisations. Most of those individuals or organisations, such as school principals would hold conservative views. The Labor Party's programs assisted women, especially those in need, by the provision of finance for the staffing of pre-school child care centres and equal pay for women.
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