At first blush, Bert Kelly (1912-1997) was a modest man. He was a Methodist, a farmer, family man and Liberal member for the South Australian seat of Wakefield.
But, according to former Labor prime minister Gough Whitlam, “no private member has had as much influence in changing a major policy of the major parties".
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Andrew Clark is a former editor of The Sun-Herald and Australian Business. He was a correspondent in Europe and North America, a political correspondent in Canberra and has been a journalist for more than 55 years. Email Andrew at aclark@afr.com.au
