Garry Woodard
Frederick Watson Fellow 2002
Topic: A study of Australian foreign policy in the postwar era
Garry Woodard presented his findings in a public lecture at the National Archives in Canberra on 30 May 2003.
Biographical note
Garry Woodard is a Senior Fellow in the Department of Politics at the University of Melbourne. Previously he served in the diplomatic corps.
Outcome
Garry Woodard's fellowship helped him to write a book about Australian foreign policy in the postwar era.
Abstract
In this paper Garry Woodard examines Australia's decision to go to war in Vietnam, focusing on the relation between the government and its officials. Australian policy is examined in the broader context of the uncomfortable relationship between American secrecy and Australian dependency.
