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Geoff Gallop

The Lure of Politics: Geoff Gallop’s Government 2001–2006 by Lesley van Schoubroeck

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February 2011, no. 328

A few months after the 2010 federal election, Geoff Gallop delivered the annual Hawke Lecture at the University of South Australia. In an address focused upon political engagement, he canvassed some possible reforms to the Australian political system. Among a number of other proposals ...

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Father Of The House: The memoirs of Kim E. Beazley by Kim E. Beazley

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February 2009, no. 308
Geoff Gallop reviews 'Father Of The House: The memoirs of Kim E. Beazley' by Kim E. Beazley

I will always remember the first time I heard Kim Beazley Sr speak. It was at Kingswood College at the University of Western Australia, a year or two before the election of the Whitlam government. He spoke on the question of Aboriginal land rights, culture and spirituality. It was a spellbinding address which put the sword to the prevailing doctrine of assimilation. It wasn’t just the content of the speech which captured the interest of the student audience but the passion with which it was delivered. Like many there, my own thinking on the subject changed forever.

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