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...amiable, prestige-building conversations with Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister Heath of Britain, President Suharto of Indonesia, Prime Minister Gandhi of India, and Pope Paul VI. But there is one notable world leader with whom he continues to lack rapport. Richard Nixon, who could not find time to see Whitlam when he was opposition leader, seems no more eager to meet him as Prime Minister. Possibly still angered by the sniping of Australian Cabinet ministers over the U.S. bombing of Hanoi last December, the President has yet to invite Whitlam to the White House. For his part, the Australian leader...
...fact, Whitlam seems unfazed either by Washington's coolness or by his troubles at home. Asked by a newsman how long he expected to be Prime Minister, the 56-year-old former lawyer grandly answered: "I am determined to give up the job before...
...Whitlam's biggest problems is federal-state relations. A strong believer in increased federal powers, he has already collided with all six state premiers (three of them fellow Laborites) over his plans to give Canberra control over offshore resources. This month, four of the premiers went to London to seek the support of the Queen and Britain's Privy Council...
...Whitlam, not uncoincidentally, has already asked Britain to end the Privy Council's role as the last court of appeal for Australian litigants...
...Most of Whitlam's successes to date have been in the field of foreign affairs...