In her words: inspiring quotes from Australia’s ground-breaking women
This is what our female gold medallists, servicewomen, politicians, activists and adventurers have to say.
This is what our female gold medallists, servicewomen, politicians, activists and adventurers have to say.
All around the country, thousands of people will march in support of science this weekend – but not everyone is convinced it’s a good idea.
They’ve come from electorates throughout the continent and worked at occupations as varied as coalminer, drover, doctor and solicitor. Sometimes revered, sometimes despised, 28 men and 1 woman – represented by their official portraits – have taken on the nation’s top job, often heralding and at other times following winds of change. Whether they served for eight days or 19 years, each took on the responsibility of being prime minister of Australia.
Few Australian Prime Ministers have been as polarising as Whitlam.