Whitlamʼs Shifts in Foreign Policy 1972-1975: Israel and Soviet Jewry, Professor Emerita Suzanne D Rutland OAM, Australian Jewish Historical Society Journal 2015 Volume 22 Part 2
Abstract When Gough Whitlam’s Labor Party was elected to government of the Commonwealth of Australia in December 1972, Whitlam sought to completely change the direction of Australia’s foreign policy, moving from the United States’ orbit towards that of the Communist and Third World powers. This change of direction affected his policies towards both Israel and…