Zebra

Black-and-white reformer who never backed down from a fight.

Gough Whitlam was fiercely principled, idealistic, and utterly convinced of the rightness of his vision — a classic zebra who saw the world in stark moral terms and refused to compromise on his convictions. His landmark reforms in health, education, and Indigenous rights reflected an analytical idealism bordering on arrogance, certain that history would vindicate him. Even his legendary dismissal in 1975 saw him stand defiant before the crowd with the immortal line 'Well may we say God save the Queen,' embodying the zebra's stubborn refusal to accept defeat.