"Out Of Empire: Edward Gough Whitlam"

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Whitlam declares himself to be a Republican, but he confesses he only came to this way of thinking after his dismissal, when he and the nation saw for the first time just how much power the Queen and her representatives really had, despite their lack of control over day to day running of the Government. At the onset of his career, Whitlam was quite proud of his Queen - he had, after all, fought in the Airforce during the Second World War to defend Britain as well as Australia - but he always thought the Conservative parties held far too much attachment for time-honoured traditions which there was no longer a place for in Australia. Australia needed to move on, to recognise that Britain's place was to be occupied by another country - the United States - and that further, Australia needed to stop accepting so many British migrants and start looking at what peoples from other countries could offer Australia. Whitlam always believed in change - his campaign slogan ...

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had been elected Leader of the Labor Party, he was ready to start broadening his outlook. (Emy et al, 1993)

Much was happening on the International arena. The Second World War had by no means been the war to end all wars, and at that time, Australia herself was embroiled in the bloody battle being waged in Viet Nam. This was due to the ANZUS Treaty, a pact that required that Australia support the United States in matters of war. It was on this topic that much can, at last, be learnt as to Whitlam's attitude towards Britain.

Several members of the Coalition objected to Britain being omitted from the ANZUS Treaty. A few from the Labor party agreed with them, and still others ...

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