James Walter is Pro-Vice Chancellor (Arts, Teaching and Learning) at Griffith University. He has published widely on Australian politics, history, biography and culture - among his books are The Leader: A Political Biography of Gough Whitlam (1980). Professor Walter is a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and of the Royal Society for Arts and Manufactures (London). Margaret MacLeod teaches Australian Studies at Griffith University and is presently a Learning Adviser in the University's Learning Assistance Unit.