Ep. 370: Socially Democratic: The Recount 1972 — It's Time
On the 2nd of December 1972, after 23 years of Coalition government, Gough Whitlam led Labor to victory with one of the most celebrated campaigns in Australian political history.
But how effective was it at the time?
And what does the story of that campaign reveal about how elections are actually won?
Host Stephen Donnelly is joined by Dr Stephen Mills (journalist, former speechwriter in Bob Hawke's office, and author of multiple books on elections) for a deep dive into the 1972 federal election.
They cover the Labor split of the 1950s and how it haunted the party for a generation; how…
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