Gorton, J.

...In 1967, a constitutional amendment by referendum gave civil rights to Aborigines. The Gorton government, which proposed liberal policies such as reducing military intervention in Vietnam and strengthening cultural subsidies, collapsed in 1971 due to the defection of Defence Minister John Malcolm Fraser, who would later become Prime Minister. The conservative tide of decline continued unabated, and in December 1972, Whitlam's Labor government was born for the first time in 23 years. Within the first month of the new government, China was recognised (a trade agreement was concluded the following year) and intervention in Vietnam was abolished. ...

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…1967年には国民投票による憲法修正で，アボリジニーに公民権が与えられた。ベトナムへの軍事介入削減，文化助成の強化などリベラルな政策を打ち出したゴートンJohn Gorton内閣が，後に首相となるフレーザーJohn Malcolm Fraser国防相の離反によって1971年に挫折すると，保守の退潮はとどめようもなく，72年12月に23年ぶりにホイットラムの労働党政権が誕生した。新内閣は最初の1ヵ月間に中国承認(翌年には貿易協定を締結)，ベトナム介入撤廃を実現した。…

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