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Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 Don Dunstan : Intimacy and Liberty : A Political Biography
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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)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Kent Town, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Wakefield Press , 2014 .
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      Extent: 464p.
      Note/s:
      • Published : 15th April 2014
      ISBN: 9781743052969

Works about this Work

Review : Don Dunstan, Intimacy and Liberty : A Political Biography Barbara Baird , 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 Dino Hodge , 2014 single work biography
[Review] Don Dunstan : Intimacy and Liberty : A Political Biography Nick Dyrenfurth , 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 Dino Hodge , 2014 single work biography
Dunstan the Man Lyndon Megarrity , 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 Dino Hodge , 2014 single work biography
It's Don Dunstan's Life, But He is Missing in Action Bob Ellis , 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 Dino Hodge , 2014 single work biography
The Life and Loves of Swinging Don Penelope Debelle , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 10 May 2014; (p. 30)
It's Don Dunstan's Life, But He is Missing in Action Bob Ellis , 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 Dino Hodge , 2014 single work biography
Dunstan the Man Lyndon Megarrity , 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 Dino Hodge , 2014 single work biography
Review : Don Dunstan, Intimacy and Liberty : A Political Biography Barbara Baird , 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 Dino Hodge , 2014 single work biography
[Review] Don Dunstan : Intimacy and Liberty : A Political Biography Nick Dyrenfurth , 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 Dino Hodge , 2014 single work biography
Biography Unveils the Real Dunstan Troy Bramston , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 12 May 2014; (p. 2)
How the Double Life of Don Drove Him to Resign Penelope Debelle , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 10 May 2014; (p. 3)
The Life and Loves of Swinging Don Penelope Debelle , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 10 May 2014; (p. 30)
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