Publisher's Synopsis
When Gough Whitlam died on 21 October 2014,the outpouring of affectionate remembrancesand genuine grief expressed across Australia wasextraordinary. Because Gough was extraordinary.Not Just For This Life commemorates andcelebrates Gough's life on what would have beenhis 100th birthday, with excerpts of parliamentarycondolences, a selection of condolence messagesfrom the men and women of Australia, and eulogiesfrom the State Memorial Service.With a foreword by Graham Freudenberg, Not JustFor This Life covers the big themes of Gough's lifeand legacy: transformation, belonging, courage,equality, enlarging, comrades and grace withintroductions by Laurie Oakes, Anita Heiss,Geraldine Doogue, Tim Soutphommasane, DonWatson, Patricia Hewitt and Antony Whitlam.
