Albanese and Wong evoke Whitlam in bid to defrost China relations
Labor duo shrug off Arctic weather in Beijing to use re-enactment of their hero’s famous 1973 photo op to plot a new course out of the cold
December 2022
A handshake with Gough Whitlam and a divide between my parents that time couldn’t heal
Paul Daley
The election win 50 years ago delighted by father and angered my mother. Their politics were never reconciled yet they stayed together until my father’s death
September 2021
Declassified documents show Australia assisted CIA in coup against Chile’s Salvador Allende
Former Liberal PM Billy McMahon approved spy agency request to conduct covert operations in Chile, a move later overturned by Gough Whitlam
August 2021
Who was Australia’s best prime minister? Experts rank the winners and dunces
How does Scott Morrison’s leadership compare with his 29 predecessors? Though longevity is important, what a leader does with office counts more to the experts
June 2021
Government pledges $1.3m to restore Gough Whitlam’s home in Sydney’s west
When Gough Whitlam moved into my Cabramatta street, my life was transformed
Christine Sykes
October 2020
Prince Charles's letter to John Kerr reportedly endorsing sacking of Whitlam condemned
Historian Jenny Hocking and Australian Republican Movement say letter inappropriate