Subject files maintained by J M (Malcolm) Fraser as Leader of the Opposition

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This series of paper-based records includes correspondence, reports and other papers maintained by J M (Malcolm) Fraser in the eight months he was Leader of the Opposition (March-November 1975). The series particularly reflects the development of Liberal-Coalition policy in that period. The correspondence is mainly from political colleagues and members of the public. The subjects covered include: the proposed Australian Government Insurance Corporation; the Consumer Protection Authority; possible early election; rural matters; environmental policy; Medibank; New Guinea Independence celebrations; the Australian Constitutional Convention; staff appointments to the Office of the Leader of the Opposition; representations relating to the Family Law Bill; the Whitlam Government's recognition of the incorporation of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia into the Soviet Union; electoral redistribution. There are also personal letters from senior political colleagues (including B M (Billy) Snedden, Dr A J Forbes and Charles Court) and special reports on the cattle and beef industry, rural education and the Interstate Commission. These records are currently held at the University of Melbourne Archives. 0.35 metres (2 boxes)