AT 8.30pm on November 13, 1972, 40 years ago tomorrow, Gough Whitlam stood on the stage of the Bowman Hall in Blacktown Civic Centre, looked out to an audience bursting with energy and expectation, and outlined the most sweeping election manifesto ever presented to the Australian people.
"Men and women of Australia! The decision we will make for our country on 2 December is a choice between the past and the future, between the habits and fears of the past, and the demands and opportunities of the future. There are moments in history when the whole fate and future of nations can be decided by a single decision. For Australia, this is such a time.
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