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Built to last? History shows us the art of reform that’s both bold and enduring

Reform, while never an easy task, is probably more difficult now than it used to be. Not only is declining trust a problem, belief in governments’ ability and willingness to affect real change is also in decline.

The Conversation · Apr 19

Australia once had ‘immigration amnesties’ to grant legal status to undocumented people. Could we again?

The year is 1972. The Whitlam Labor government has just been swept into power and major changes to Australia’s immigration system are underway. Many people remember this time for the formal end of the racist White Australia Policy.

The Conversation · Apr 27, 2025

New Liberal candidate for Whitlam claimed ‘Marxist brainwashing’ happening at Australian schools

Nathaniel Smith, previously a NSW state MP, is a member of the party’s religious conservative faction

The Guardian - AU · Apr 8, 2025

Is there a 'right to disobey’? From the Vietnam War to today's climate protests

One of the first moves of the newly elected Whitlam Labour government in December 1972 was to free seven men imprisoned for their beliefs. Their crime had been refusal to comply with the National Service Act, a so-called “lottery of death” that sent some 15,300 young Australians to fight in…

The Conversation · Dec 25, 2022

Display village launch at Whitlam on Saturday

There will be plenty to do for all the family

The Canberra Times · Nov 3, 2022

Father, mother and their son identified as the three people killed in Whitlam crash

Three members from the same Bangladeshi family died in the Whitlam head-on road crash.

The Canberra Times · Oct 17, 2022

Plans for new suburb's local shops revealed

The successful tenderer will be required to prove they can raise $150 million to finance development.

The Canberra Times · Jun 21, 2022