John Gorton
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The painting a prime minister tried to ban
June Mendoza’s painting of John Gorton caused a sensation when it was unveiled. She remains the only woman to have painted an official portrait of an Australian prime minister.
- Rob Harris
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‘Profound and personal’: A witness to political trauma and farce
Whether it was with drunk, missing or newly coined prime ministers, Tony Eggleton, who died on Saturday, played a role in three key moments of Australian political history.
- Niki Savva
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- Gough Whitlam
Moss Cass: pot-smoking Cabinet minister who helped change Australia
Moss Cass was among the most dedicated reformers in Gough Whitlam’s ministry.
- Tony Wright
Universities sit silent as politics strangles activism: but for how long?
A once-in-a-decade stoush is brewing over the political leanings that have potentially silenced student and academic action over job losses and education reforms.
- Aja Styles
Loathed and feared: 'Powerful force' was a must read, Keating says
Former Herald columnist Alan Ramsey’s Saturday column was a joy for readers, former PM Paul Keating said.
- Jacqueline Maley
Hey darl, the joke's on us – but it's impossible not to laugh
The new ABC comedy Frayed allows us to take a good look at ourselves and enjoy the ride, however discomfiting it may be.
- Evan Williams
From the Archives: PM John Gorton replies to new criticism of conduct
On March 20, 1969, John Gorton fought off accusations of impropriety when it emerged he had taken a young woman to a late-night party at the US embassy.
- Staff reporter and Helen Frizell
How would Turnbull's code be applied in the time of Ainsley Gotto? It's more complicated than you think
The whispering never stopped about Ainsley Gotto, but those looking for scandal were looking in the wrong place.
- Tony Wright
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