Not Just for This Life
Subtitle: Gough Whitlam Remembered
Publisher: NewSouth, Incorporated
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9781742235103
Subjects: Prime ministers; Social change; Australia, politics and government
Description: Not Just For This Life is a salute and tribute to Gough Whitlam, commemorating what would have been his 100th birthday.Upon his death in October 2014 there was a national outpouring of grief and affectionate remembrances across the nation. This book includes condolences from politicians of all political stripes; eulogies from the State Memorial Service and a selection of messages of condolence from the men and women of Australia.Not Just For This Life also includes a foreword by Graham Freudenberg and short introductions by Laurie Oakes, Anita Heiss, Geraldine Doogue, Don Watson, Patricia Hewitt, Nick Whitlam and Tim Soutphommasane where they tell their stories of the period following Gough's death and their experiences with Gough.