Lighting a candle for democracy: Australian politics from 1967 to 1977.
This is a history of Australian Politics from the disappearance of Harold Holt in December of 1967 to December of 1977 when the federal election confirmed the reelection of Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser and the retirement of Gough Whitlam from politics.
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Episodes

Jan 5, 2025
Jan 5, 2025
25 min
Part 1 of the leadership contest to replace the missing, presumed dead,Prime Minister Harold Holt.

Nov 13, 2024
Nov 13, 2024
26 min
A continuation of the rift between John McEwen and Billy McMahon and the effect that it had on the coalition government.

Nov 13, 2024

Nov 11, 2024
Nov 11, 2024
31 min
Part 2 of Harold Holt’s difficult 1967 describing events surrounding the VIP affair

Nov 11, 2024
Nov 11, 2024
12 min
Part 1 of Harold Holt’s challenges in his first year as Prime Minister. This episode describes the Voyager disaster and the political fallout that resulted from it.

Nov 10, 2024

Oct 6, 2024
Oct 6, 2024
7 min
An introduction to my podcast on Australian politics in the decade from 1967 to 1977

