This is the full text of Rick Farley’s 2003 Australia Day Address, from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Mr. Farley was the Executive Director of the National Farmers’ Federation from 1988-1995. [Read more…]
Whitlam Talks Superphosphate In Lardner
Feb 19, 1974
Prime Minister Gough Whitlam’s visit to Lardner, in Gippsland, saw some heated exchanges with farmers over the abolition of the superphosphate bounty.
This is the audio of the ABC-TV news that evening.
It includes Whitlam’s riposte to the crowd: “I will not have you booing the Country Party in Drouin or Lardner.”
- Feb 19, 1974: Listen to Whitlam in Lardner