The Life And Times Of Malcolm FraserMarch 22, 2015

Prime Minister of Australia from November 11, 1975 to March 11, 1983, John Malcolm Fraser was an integral, and often controversial, part of Australia's political history. As a politician Fraser was perceived as arrogant, elitist and unscrupulous - an 'enemy of the people' for having underhandedly brought down the first Labor government in 23 years. Today, public perception of Malcolm Fraser is very different - past enemies embrace his humility, his 'radical' stance on reconciliation, asylum seekers and globalisation. Fraser has become a 'man of the people', a champion of the disenfranchised. A popular belief is that Fraser has mellowed with time, re-invented himself as a humanist, and yet Fraser claims he hasn't changed. (Commissioned by SBSi, in English) (Documentary) (Rpt) PG WS

The Life And Times Of Malcolm Fraser was broadcast on SBS ONE at Sunday 22 March 2015, 12:45.