I believe my Gough Whitlam reading list is somewhat complete. Time to settle down with a wee dram and have a good read 📚🥃😊
(PS: I also have "The Dismissal" by Kelly & Bramston as well as John Kerr's "Matters for Judgement")
#Auspol
#OzSky
#AusHistory
#GoughWhitlam
#WhitlamGovernment
#TheDismissal
(PS: I also have "The Dismissal" by Kelly & Bramston as well as John Kerr's "Matters for Judgement")
#Auspol
#OzSky
#AusHistory
#GoughWhitlam
#WhitlamGovernment
#TheDismissal
February 11, 2026 at 2:49 AM
I believe my Gough Whitlam reading list is somewhat complete. Time to settle down with a wee dram and have a good read 📚🥃😊
(PS: I also have "The Dismissal" by Kelly & Bramston as well as John Kerr's "Matters for Judgement")
#Auspol
#OzSky
#AusHistory
#GoughWhitlam
#WhitlamGovernment
#TheDismissal
(PS: I also have "The Dismissal" by Kelly & Bramston as well as John Kerr's "Matters for Judgement")
#Auspol
#OzSky
#AusHistory
#GoughWhitlam
#WhitlamGovernment
#TheDismissal
Only problem, not since the #WhitlamGovernment has an Aus Govt been proactively: “A 1975 population inquiry concluded AUS should anticipate & respond to #demographic challenges, rather than seek to influence them. The 90s report found [we] needed to be proactive in responding to population changes.”
#Australia 1920s: “Male concern at the falling #BirthRate made #politicians more willing to pay for #HealthServices for #mothers & #babies.”
1940s: One woman wrote: “You men in easy chairs say ‘#PopulateOrPerish’. Well. I have populated and I have perished — with no blankets.”
#DrDemography
1940s: One woman wrote: “You men in easy chairs say ‘#PopulateOrPerish’. Well. I have populated and I have perished — with no blankets.”
#DrDemography
Australia's growing population charts the history of our nation and offers a map of the future
As Australia's population nears 30 million, this is the story of how we got here and where we might be heading next.
www.abc.net.au
November 1, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Only problem, not since the #WhitlamGovernment has an Aus Govt been proactively: “A 1975 population inquiry concluded AUS should anticipate & respond to #demographic challenges, rather than seek to influence them. The 90s report found [we] needed to be proactive in responding to population changes.”
"In December 1972, the same month the #WhitlamGovernment was first elected, the #UnitedNationsGeneralAssembly proclaimed 1975 as #InternationalWomen’sYear (IWY). This set in train a series of world-changing events, in which #Australia was to play a significant part."
#IWD2025 #Women'sHistory
#IWD2025 #Women'sHistory
1975 was declared International Women’s Year. 50 years on, the ‘revolution in our heads’ is still being fought
Australia was a trailblazer from the inception of International Women’s Year. But despite the gains, there are still forces pushing back against women’s empowerment.
theconversation.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"In December 1972, the same month the #WhitlamGovernment was first elected, the #UnitedNationsGeneralAssembly proclaimed 1975 as #InternationalWomen’sYear (IWY). This set in train a series of world-changing events, in which #Australia was to play a significant part."
#IWD2025 #Women'sHistory
#IWD2025 #Women'sHistory