Whitlam and conscription – an end to the lottery of death

By Judith Ireland
Updated October 22 2014 - 2:08am, first published October 21 2014 - 5:01pm
Gough Whitlam speaking at a Vietnam peace rally in in 1965. Photo: John O'Gready
Gough Whitlam speaking at a Vietnam peace rally in in 1965. Photo: John O'Gready

It was called the lottery of death.