NO MAN IS AN ISLAND... but The Late Malcolm Fraser, former Prime
Minister of Austrealia was
My
Opinion,
He
was back-stabbing ‘B’ and I for one will NOT miss him.
When
I was based at Fairbairn in the RAAF and flew on a regular basis with Menzies,
Black Jack and all the others he was NOT part of the team and when he
discovered the use of 34 Sqn he used this to leverage himself to the front
bench.
My
Firsthand knowledge...
As
PM he had both Houses and did not use this to Australians full benefit.
I
am annoyed with this hypocrisy and don’t accept he was a good leader but an
opportunist. And betrayed the core values of the Conservative Front in this
country.
“In
Australia he is also remembered for what became known as the Memphis trousers
affair. On a trip to the US in 1986 he was found dazed and wandering in the
foyer of a downmarket Memphis hotel, trouserless and wearing a towel. He
claimed to have no recollection of events and declined ever after to comment
further.”
His cooperation with Governor General Sir John Kerr to have Whitlam
sacked in 1975 was duly greeted with wild approval by the electorate, but the
Left never forgave him and he suffered the minority’s permanent hatred.
His reign was one of torpor and ineffectiveness, leaving many
conservatives disappointed, but under the instruction of Whitlam, the Left
continued to maintain the rage, and it never subsided.
I knew him well. To me he was a complex yet simple man, he presented as
a stern disciplinarian but you could sense the anguish and uncertainty bubbling
below the surface.
Following the sacking, John Kerr was rarely seen sober and was
constantly vilified by his Left associates in the judiciary. Did Fraser share
Kerr’s shame? I think so. But we will never know the situation for Australia
had Kerr not acted, because Whitlam’s mastery of brinkmanship ensured a
Constitutional crisis regardless.
The Left will never agree, but history proved Kerr
correct and unfortunately, Fraser visually culpable.
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