The circumstances in which he came to power are mired in controversy. People who remember the dismissal of the Whitlam government and Malcolm Fraser's ascension will tell you how toxic Malcolm Fraser was to his enemies and how revered he was by those who loathed Gough Whitlam. The events still ignite passions within my immediate and extended family to this day.
I can't do justice to this very complex and interesting man, so I'll let this wonderful obituary by the Sydney Morning Herald do it instead.
And a final lesson for those among us who like to brood and fester, and nurse ancient hatreds, carrying them around like steamer trunks on our backs, check out this wonderful photo below taken on the day of Kevin Rudd's Apology to Australia's Stolen Generation.
If Gough and Malcolm can set aside their 'issues', what's stopping the rest of us from doing the same?
firstly, Gough was a better man than me - than ALL of us !!!!! and secondly, if Andrew Marr ( on the Insiders ) can remind us of WHAT Fraser did all those years ago ( taking us to the brink ), l feel l`m entitled to hold a small grudge.
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