JACK LANG – THE FIRST DISMISSAL

On July 24, 2026   /   History   /   Leave a comment
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JACK LANG - THE FIRST DISMISSAL

This piece on NSW Labor Premier Jack Lang was inspired by a draft article written by Miss M.E. (Joyce) Cocks, in 1932. I was researching Joyce’s life at  Sydney’s Mitchell Library when I came across a diatribe she had written against Lang; ‘The present Government deliberately refuse

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THE JOURNEY OF BLUE POLES – A BABY BOOMER’S PERSPECTIVE

On June 1, 2025   /   History   /   Leave a comment
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THE JOURNEY OF BLUE POLES - A BABY BOOMER'S PERSPECTIVE

The arrival of  Jackson Pollock’s 1952  painting Blue Poles represented  a significant shift in Australian society. The Whitlam Government had come to power in 1972 with a big agenda for change after 23 years in opposition.  Its bold decision to buy a giant, abstract artwork for an

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