The Senate met on Monday, October 27, and a motion of condolence for Gough Whitlam was moved by the Leader of the Government, Senator Eric Abetz.
Senator John Faulkner led the speeches from the Opposition.
The first video contains the speeches by Senators Eric Abetz, John Faulkner, Christine Milne, Penny Wong, Nigel Scullion, Doug Cameron, Fiona Nash, Glenn Lazarus, Marise Payne, Kim Carr, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Claire Moore, Brett Mason and Nova Peris.
The second video contains speeches by Senators Nova Peris, Janet Rice, Anne McEwen, Helen Polley, Rachel Siewert, Ian Macdonald, Kate Lundy, Sarah Hanson-Young, Jan McLucas, Catryna Bilyk, Scott Ryan, Anne Urquhart, Lisa Singh, Susan Lines, Sam Dastyari and Deb O’Neill. [Read more…]
Condolences for Gough Whitlam continued in the House of Representatives on Monday, October 27.
Speakers in this video are: Chris Hayes, Michael McCormack, Melissa Parke, Andrew Laming, Kelvin Thomson, Ken Wyatt, Richard Marles, Brett Whiteley and Andrew Leigh. [Read more…]
The Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, has announced that a Memorial Service for Gough Whitlam will be held on Wednesday, November 5, at the Sydney Town Hall.
Whitlam died earlier this week, aged 98. [Read more…]
Edward Gough Whitlam, Australia’s 21st Prime Minister, died on Tuesday, October 21, 2014. He was 98.
The news was announced shortly after 8.00am. This is the statement released by the Whitlam family: [Read more…]
