Among Gough Whitlam’s greatest moments were his acceptance both of his Dismissal in November 1975 and of his overwhelming rejection by the electorate in December. It took true stature.
So Sydney University has suspended its professor of poetry and banned him from the campus over offensive racist and sexist expressions in his private (allegedly hacked) emails.
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