An account of the Australian Labor Party’s tumultuous history from 1931 to 1967. It describes the ALP’s catastrophic split in the 1950s and other events leading up to Gough Whitlam’s ascension to the leadership. Footnotes 11:16-Robert Murray, The split: Australian labor in the 50s   (FW Cheshire Publishing Pty Ltd 1970) p 46. 12:24-Clyde Cameron as told to Daniel Connell, The confessions of Clyde Cameron, (ABC Enterprises 1990) p 87. 19:23-Political Correspondent , Sydney morning herald, p 1, 6 October  1956. 25:58-Clyde Cameron as told to Daniel Connell, The confessions of Clyd ..read more

Part 1 of the history of the Australian Labor Party which covers the period from its founding to the 1930s. Includes the first 2 of its splits in World War 1 and the Great Depression. Footnotes 5:51-George Healey, A.L.P, The story of the Labor Party   (Jacaranda Press Brisbane 1955) p 14 6:47- Reserve Bank of Australia, Bryan Fitzgibbon and Marianne Gizycki “A history of last resort lending and other support for troubled financial institutions in Australia”, p 25 https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2001/pdf/rdp2001-07.pdf 12:05-5:51-George Healey, A.L.P, The story of the Labor Party ..read more

My thoughts on the events from the previous episode that followed Harold Holt’s disappearance.  Footnotes: 2:11-Alan Reid, The Power Struggle (Shakespeare Head Press Pty Limited Sydney 1969) p 109 2:47-W J Hudson, Casey, (Oxford University Press Melbourne 1986) p 308 4:19-John McEwen, John McEwen-His Story (Barton ACT, Page Research Centre, Kindle) 1662 7:05-National Archives of Australia, “[Personal Papers of Prime Minister Gorton] John McEwen and William McMahon rift”, 27-66 https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4982141 12:06-John McEwen, John McEwe ..read more

The events following the tragic disappearance of Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia in 1967.   Footnotes: 3:50-Tom Frame, The life and death of Harold Holt (Allen & Urwin 2005), chapter 14, p 5 of 26 4:30-Tom Frame, The life and death of Harold Holt (Allen & Urwin 2005), chapter 14, p 5 of 26 8:35-Alan Reid, The Power Struggle (Shakespeare Head Press Sydney 1969), p25 12:13-Patrick Mullins, Tiberius with a Telephone the life and times of William McMahon (Brunswick Victoria: Scribe Publications 2018) P 237 14:44-John McEwen, John McEwen-His Story (Barton ACT, Page Research Ce ..read more

Describes the feud between Billy McMahon and John McEwen Footnotes 3:30-Billy Mackie Snedden and M Bernie Schedvin, Billy Snedden an unlikely Liberal (South Melbourne: The Macmillan  Company of Australia Pty Ltd 1990), 127.  3:44-Patrick Mullins, Tiberius with a Telephone the life and times of William McMahon (Brunswick Victoria: Scribe Publications 2018) 184 4:23-Paul Hasluck edited by Nicholas Hasluck, The chance of Politics (Melbourne Victoria: The Text Publishing Company) 185 3:44-Patrick Mullins, Tiberius with a Telephone the life and times of William McMahon (Brunswick Victoria ..read more

Part 1 of 1967: A difficult year for Harold Holt.   Footnotes 9:06- Tom Frame, The life and death of Harold Holt  (Crows Nest Sydney: Allen and Unwin 2005), Chapter 12 4 of 21.   11:11-Tom Frame, The life and death of Harold Holt  (Crows Nest Sydney: Allen and Unwin 2005), Chapter 12  5 of 21.   14:15-Parliament of Australia , Hansard 13 May 1966, 1913     https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;orderBy=_fragment_number,doc_date-rev;query=Dataset%3Ahansardr,hansardr80%20Decade%3A%221960s%22%20Year%3A%221966%22%20Month%3A%2 ..read more

Background: Australia since federation.  Footnotes  3:39- “Parliament of Australia ,” The Australian Constitution”, https://www.aph.gov.au/constitution 5:47- Paul Kelly, The end of certainty the story of the 1980s (St Leonards Sydney: Allen and Unwin 1992), 1.  15:56-Alan Reid, The Gorton Experiment  (St Leonards Sydney: Shakespeare Head Press 1971), 89.   ..read more

Hi my name is Emily. This is a preview of my podcast ..read more