Gough Whitlam Quote

When asked what a Labor government would do if Indonesia were to invade East Timor, in an interview three days before the invasion:

We would do absolutely nothing. Now that's a blunt, truthful answer.


Sydney Morning Herald (5 December 1975)


We would do absolutely nothing. Now that's a blunt, truthful answer.

We would do absolutely nothing. Now that's a blunt, truthful answer.

We would do absolutely nothing. Now that's a blunt, truthful answer.

We would do absolutely nothing. Now that's a blunt, truthful answer.