Don Bradman

2022 - 12 - 27

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Don Bradman's 1975 letter to PM Malcolm Fraser creates uproar on ... (Daily Mail)

Donald Bradman has been dragged into a social media firestorm 21 years after his death, with critics slamming him for being a 'right-wing nutter' following ...

A marvellous victory in which your personal conduct and dignity stood out against the background of arrogance and propaganda indulged in by your opponents. You cannot control inflation without controlling wage increases and of course people will object to controlled wages if prices go on rising. I hope also your Government will be able to protect “freedom to work”. was hardly a bonanza when Government Bonds would pay us 10% to do nothing. Even though their argument is fallacious in that wages set by the Arbitration Court are the MINIMUMS one may pay, whereas prices set by the P.J.T. Amidst the pile of congratulatory letters you will be receiving this may well be near the bottom, but it will be high in sincerity. You have stated you will abolish the P.J.T. I felt constrained to rebuke this description by pointing out that less than 7% on funds after all the work, risk, tribulations etc. I hate it as much as you do and of course it ought to go, eventually. The only Bradman letter worth writing about is the one they play for annually between Coota & Bowral juniors.' Bradman urged Fraser to reset the tone of economic coverage and complained that the press painted the seven per cent return on investment delivered by a company he was director of as a 'bonanza'. Australian cricketing icon Don Bradman (pictured) wrote a congratulatory letter to former Liberal Malcolm Fraser in the shadow of the acrimonious 1975 dismissal of Gough Whitlam's Labor government

Some trying to 'cancel' one of the 'greatest Australians' Donald ... (Sky News Australia)

Federal Liberal Party Vice President Teena McQueen says legendary cricketer Don Bradman had “very decent policies” and presented them in a “very sane ...

Libs missing the point (The Age)

Readers discuss a range of issues, including the Liberal Party's woes, the Taliban, Don Bradman and Victoria's floral emblem.

Re ″who is worse″ (24/12). [a common source of conflict](https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/researchers-believe-men-don-t-see-mess-the-same-way-women-do-20221223-p5c8ig.html) couched in academic terms – “Men and women see mess ’differently‴ (The Age, 24/12). Nothing to wish for bar peace in the world. [Tim Entwisle](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/it-s-time-to-ditch-victoria-s-floral-emblem-here-s-what-it-could-be-20221215-p5c6kf.html) readily dismisses the humble pink heath as our state flower emblem (The Age, 26/12). Vladimir Putin claims he is not the warmonger (World, 24/12). In fact, he was the first MAGA (Make Australia Great Again), the now familiar refrain from the hard right of politics whenever the other side has somehow managed to wangle a go. Is Putin actually referring to it as a war now, not a “special military operation” or is this a mis-translation of his comments? So what exactly are the Taliban afraid of? Young people (and old men, like me) worry about the environment and the future. What young people do not worry about are right-wing parties that alienate women and fail to address the climate emergency. No attachments, please include your letter in the body of the email. Yes, young people worry about affordable housing, but more than that, they worry about having a world in which to put that house.

Australia reacts to Bradman 'cancel' storm (NEWS.com.au)

Australian leaders have hit back at the “absolutely disgraceful” public backlash surrounding Sir Donald Bradman's historical letter. 3 min read.

“He was the best chairman of any organisation I’ve had anything to do with, absolutely outstanding. This article about a recently discovered letter to Malcolm Fraser sets out just how anti-progressive he was.— Rick Eyre on cricket (@rickeyrecricket) He listened to them, and he ended up cancelling the tour. “The public must be re-educated to believe that private enterprise is entitled to rewards as long as it obeys fair and reasonable rules laid down by government. These un-Australian lefties worried about a sporting icon who wrote a letter to the PM 47 yrs ago. [https://t.co/Jplf7bWa9m] [December 25, 2022] [December 25, 2022] The only Bradman letter worth writing about is the one they play for annually between Coota & Bowral juniors.— Michael McCormack (@M_McCormackMP) [https://t.co/cSXHktMx45] [December 26, 2022] [December 26, 2022] Like his letters to protesters in the 70s, in which he asked them to explain to him why they didn’t want the apartheid-era South African cricket team to tour Australia. [#bradman] [December 26, 2022]

Mark Levy calls out Don Bradman critics after historic letter emerges (2GB)

Sir Donald Bradman's letter, obtained by the Herald, urges then-prime Minister Malcolm Fraser on dismantling the legacy of his pre-decessor, Gough Whitlam. The ...

“The people in 2022 who want to cancel him are the nutjobs in this story. “When is this going to stop? A letter from a cricketing great to a Prime Minister has emerged – instructing him on key policies.

Furious debate rages after Don Bradman letter to former Australian ... (7NEWS.com.au)

Debate is raging about a letter written by cricket legend Sir Donald Bradman to former Liberal Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, two days after the infamous ...

He listened to them, and he ended up cancelling the tour.” “Maybe you can influence leaders of the press to a better understanding of this necessity of presentation.” Bradman was a powerful figure at the time of the letter and was trying to influence politics by encouraging Fraser to remove as much regulation of capital as possible. The cricketing great warned against the dangers of inflation, advised on the importance of presenting the national situation accurately to the media and publicly criticised the power of unions in Australia. “A marvelous victory in which your personal conduct and dignity stood out against the background of arrogance and propaganda indulged in by your opponents,” Bradman, then 67, wrote in the letter. In the letter, discovered by the Federation University academic Verity Archer and shared with media organisations, Bradman described himself as “a passionate advocate of freedom from socialism (or worse)”.