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'Don Dunstan, Premier of South Australia in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, is acknowledged as one of Australia's foremost civil rights advocates of the twentieth century. He actively promoted the rights of Indigenous Australians and women, and he passionately pursued multiculturalism. More than any other political leader in the country's history, Dunstan championed the rights of homosexual citizens at a time when they were treated as criminals, classified as insane, and regarded as outcasts. He was also bisexual.
'This book records the change in public discourse over issues of homosexuality - from morality to state security and then civil liberties. Dunstan worked as a member of parliament for more than twenty-five years, and then throughout the remainder of his life, to realise his vision of full equality for same-sex attracted citizens. He focused on both legislative and cultural reforms, and introduced changes to the Police Force that were unprecedented and strongly resisted. His efforts and the backlash he suffered are fully documented here for the first time, finally giving due recognition to one of the country's most remarkable champions of human rights. ' (Publication summary)
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Review : Don Dunstan, Intimacy and Liberty : A Political Biography
2015
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— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , vol. 46 no. 2 2015; (p. 327-329)
— Review of Don Dunstan : Intimacy and Liberty : A Political Biography 2014 single work biography -
[Review] Don Dunstan : Intimacy and Liberty : A Political Biography
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , December vol. 39 no. 4 2015; (p. 561-562)
— Review of Don Dunstan : Intimacy and Liberty : A Political Biography 2014 single work biography -
Dunstan the Man
2014
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— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 363 2014; (p. 26-27)
— Review of Don Dunstan : Intimacy and Liberty : A Political Biography 2014 single work biography -
It's Don Dunstan's Life, But He is Missing in Action
2014
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 June 2014; (p. 30-31) The Age , 28 June 2014; (p. 30)
— Review of Don Dunstan : Intimacy and Liberty : A Political Biography 2014 single work biography -
The Life and Loves of Swinging Don
2014
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 10 May 2014; (p. 30)
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It's Don Dunstan's Life, But He is Missing in Action
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 June 2014; (p. 30-31) The Age , 28 June 2014; (p. 30)
— Review of Don Dunstan : Intimacy and Liberty : A Political Biography 2014 single work biography -
Dunstan the Man
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 363 2014; (p. 26-27)
— Review of Don Dunstan : Intimacy and Liberty : A Political Biography 2014 single work biography -
Review : Don Dunstan, Intimacy and Liberty : A Political Biography
2015
single work
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , vol. 46 no. 2 2015; (p. 327-329)
— Review of Don Dunstan : Intimacy and Liberty : A Political Biography 2014 single work biography -
[Review] Don Dunstan : Intimacy and Liberty : A Political Biography
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , December vol. 39 no. 4 2015; (p. 561-562)
— Review of Don Dunstan : Intimacy and Liberty : A Political Biography 2014 single work biography -
Biography Unveils the Real Dunstan
2014
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— Appears in: The Australian , 12 May 2014; (p. 2) -
How the Double Life of Don Drove Him to Resign
2014
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 10 May 2014; (p. 3) -
The Life and Loves of Swinging Don
2014
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column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 10 May 2014; (p. 30)