Mungo MacCallum Quote

But perhaps his outstanding contribution to Australian politics was that, after a lifetime of switching sides, he put in place the basic two-party structure we have today: Labor versus anti-Labor. The anti-Labor parties have had many names, but always the same policy: to keep Labor out of office.

Mungo MacCallum

But perhaps his outstanding contribution to Australian politics was that, after a lifetime of switching sides, he put in place the basic two-party structure we have today: Labor versus anti-Labor. The anti-Labor parties have had many names, but always the same policy: to keep Labor out of office.

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About Mungo MacCallum

Mungo MacCallum is the name of four prominent Australians (four consecutive generations of the same family). They are:

Mungo William MacCallum (1854–1942), Professor of Modern Literature, Vice Chancellor and Chancellor of the University of Sydney, father of
Mungo Lorenz MacCallum (1884–1934), son of Mungo William MacCallum, Rhodes Scholar, lectured in Roman Law at University of Sydney; writer & book reviewer
Mungo Ballardie MacCallum (1913–1999), son of Mungo Lorenz MacCallum, journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald and also ABC, producing its opening night of television in 1956
Mungo Wentworth MacCallum (1941–2020), son of Mungo Ballardie MacCallum and Diana Wentworth; political journalist and author