Breaking Out

This book celebrates Melbourne in headytimes.

The turbulence of 1970s Australia stretchedfar beyond the  Whitlam era and the levelof national government. Sixteen contributors remember their roles in avibrant and creative decade in Melbourne. Anything seemed possible: alternativeapproaches sprang up for everything from education to radio broadcasting,theatre, legal services and suburban living. Starting with the massiveopposition to Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War and ending withefforts to combat its role in East Timor, contributors recall the protestsagainst environment policies and the administration of universities.