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Death of a Great Australian
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-16, 13:06 authored by Baird, BJDon Dunstan was a Labor member of the South Australian parliament for over twenty-five years and premier for ten during the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. As premier he presided over a period of significant reform and political and cultural reinvigoration in South Australia. His involvement in political life, across many arena, continued until his death on 6 February 1999. He was described in a newspaper report at the time of his death as 'one of the two great post-war Labor renaissance leaders'.1 On the occasion of the memorial service to commemorate Dunstan the Adelaide Festival Centre was adorned with a banner that read 'Don Dunstan 1926-1999 — A Great Australian'. Dunstan had long been associated with homosexuality. The representation of this association in public responses to his death is the subject of this article.
History
Publication title
Journal of Australian StudiesVolume
25Issue
71Pagination
73-82ISSN
1444-3058Department/School
School of HumanitiesPublisher
University of Queensland PressPlace of publication
St Lucia, QueenslandRepository Status
- Restricted