/u/thescrubbythug's posts in /r/LaborPartyofAustralia
Gough Whitlam and Fred Daly arguing in favour of “one vote, one value” electoral reforms at the 1974 Joint Sitting, with Doug Anthony expressing his bitter opposition, 6 August 1974
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Gough Whitlam talking about the duumvirate ministry that he held with Lance Barnard in the documentary Gough Whitlam: In His Own Words. Also includes footage of Barnard speaking at a press conference and Sir Paul Hasluck opening Parliament in 1973. Broadcast on 10 November 2002
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On this day 50 years ago, the Medibank legislation passed in the 1974 Joint Sitting, establishing universal healthcare in Australia
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Gough Whitlam talking about the Vietnam War and the 1966 federal election in the documentary Gough Whitlam: In His Own Words. Also includes footage of Harold Holt and Arthur Calwell at election rallies. Broadcast on 10 November 2002
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Gough Whitlam talking about the Loans Affair as well as his management of ministers in an interview with Mike Willesee, 11 November 1985
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Gough Whitlam’s opening remarks at the 1974 Joint Sitting, and Billy Snedden’s response, 6 August 1974
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Speaker/Chairman Jim Cope announcing that Governor-General Sir John Kerr has already approved several of the bills passed, before formally closing the Joint Sitting proceedings, 7 August 1974
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Speaker/Chairman Jim Cope opening the second day of the Joint Sitting, and his future successor as Speaker, Joan Child, getting up to speak, 7 August 1974
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