The last great, failed moderniser has gone. More of that in a moment. For now, let’s talk about me. I airbrushed Gough Whitlam into history.
Well, not exactly.
Just after the 1972 Federal election, Canberra’s then afternoon paper (the Evening News?) wanted to acknowledge Whitlam’s past in the city. He had attended two schools, and been dux of one.
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Toby Miller is Professor of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Cardiff and Sir Walter Murdoch Professor of Cultural Policy Studies at Murdoch University.
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