Don Dunstan (1926–1999)
Author of Felicia, the political memoirs of Don Dunstan
About the Author
Disambiguation Notice:
Not to be confused with Sir Donald Dunstan (1923-2011), a former Governor of South Australia.
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Dunstan, Donald Allan
- Other names
- Dunstan, Donald
Dunstan, D. A. - Birthdate
- 1926-09-21
- Date of death
- 1999-02-06
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Australia
Fiji (birth) - Country (for map)
- Australia
- Birthplace
- Suva, Fiji
- Place of death
- Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Education
- University of Adelaide
- Occupations
- Premier, South Australia, Australia
politician
Lawyer - Organizations
- Australian Labor Party
South Australian Government
South Australian House of Assembly - Awards and honors
- Australian Living Treasure
Order of Australia (Companion, 1979) - Short biography
- Don Dunstan served as Premier of South Australia from 1967-1968 and 1970-1979.
- Disambiguation notice
- Not to be confused with Sir Donald Dunstan (1923-2011), a former Governor of South Australia.
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Statistics
- Works
- 6
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 62
- Popularity
- #271,094
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 8
This is Dunstan's political autobiography and as such, gives a stirring defence of his role as Premier. There are many people who believe that Dunstan is one of the best politicians Australia has seen, and Dunstan is one of those people. To be honest, so am I, but it's refreshing to find a politician who doesn't hide his bushel under a light.
This being a political autobiography, perhaps what's most prominent by its absence is any discussion of his private life. Although Dunstan did not come out until the 1990s, it was generally accepted during his premiership that he was gay and it would have been interesting to read of his thoughts on how the rumours and innuendo were affecting him (if at all).… (more)