Malcolm Fraser Former Prime Minister

Have you always wanted to ask Big Mal a question but never knew how, or you just couldn’t get to the microphone fast enough at that public lecture? OurSay is giving you the opportunity to ask your question online before Australia’s former Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Malcolm Fraser.

In conversation with Margaret Simons at Readings Readings Bookstore (701 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn) on Tuesday June 7th at 6:30pm, the former Prime Minister will be answering your questions.

He will address the Top 3 questions on the OurSay platform. The Top 3 question askers will also receive and personally signed copy of Malcolm Fraser’s memoir.

Malcolm Fraser was born in May 1930 and entered Federal Parliament in 1955 after graduating from Oxford University. He served first as Minister for Army and later as Minister for Defence, and Education and Science.

He became Prime Minister on 11 November 1975 following the dismissal of the Whitlam Labor Government. He resigned from Parliament following the March 1983 election defeat after nearly 28 years as the Member for Wannon.

From 1989, Fraser played a key role in bringing an end to apartheid in South Africa as co-chairman of the Commonwealth appointed Committee of Eminent Persons. He was founding Chairman of CARE Australia from 1987 to December 2001, and also served as President of CARE International. He remains at the forefront of political and social debate.

Margaret Simons is a freelance journalist and writer, and a senior lecturer at Swinburne University of Technology. She has written numerous books and essays, including The Meeting of the Waters, about the Hindmarsh Island Bridge Affair, and The Content Makers: Understanding the Australian Media (a segment in the online publication Crikey. She lives in Melbourne with her husband and two children.

Margaret was the co-author of Malcolm Fraser’s political memoir.