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James Ford Cairns (4 October 1914 – 12 October 2003) was an Australian politician who was prominent in the Labor movement through the 1960s and 1970s, and was briefly Treasurer and the fourth deputy prime minister of Australia, both in the Whitlam government.
A revised and updated biography of Jim Cairns, the former Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, by Paul Ormonde. It includes new appraisals by his colleagues, friends and critics, and a personal recollection by Garry Sturgess.
30 de jun. de 2021 · Senior Labor minister Jim Cairns was chair of the Vietnam Moratorium Campaign and led the mass movement of large protests around the country beginning in May 1970. Badges, posters and leaflets had been prepared and public speeches given ahead of the first march and ‘sit down’ to block roads and stop traffic.
13 de oct. de 2003 · The Labor politician who inspired a generation of anti-Vietnam war protestors and rose to become deputy prime minister and treasurer in the Whitlam government of the 1970s died at his Melbourne home yesterday morning.
Jim Cairns, former Deputy Prime Minister in the Whitlam Government, shares his life story and reflections in a 1998 interview. He reveals a childhood secret that shaped his political career and challenges.
Jim Cairns was a great Australian who fought against the Vietnam War and the White Australia Policy. He was a Labor leader, a scholar, a sportsman and a family man who inspired many people with his courage and vision.
28 de may. de 2024 · The most visible leader of the moratorium movement was Shadow Minister for Trade and Industry Dr Jim Cairns, whose charisma and intellect galvanised thousands of anti-war activists. Above all he recognised how important it was that the marches, which advocated peace, be peaceful themselves.
