Talk:Peter Wilenski

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Extra resources I will look at incorporating

"Wilenski sets about smoking out the public servants". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 September 1986. p. 3.
Thompson, Michael (25 May 2013). "Blue-collar blues as uni equality fails by degrees". The Australian. According to Gough Whitlam's private secretary, Peter Wilenski, the effect of abolishing [university] fees was "found to have had no impact on the socioeconomic distribution of the origins of university students, and was in effect a direct handout to the better off."
"Un Imbalance". Chicago Tribune. 24 November 1991. Australia`s ambassador to the United Nations, Peter Wilenski, is accusing the world body of failing to meet its own call for women`s equality by allowing its administration to remain dominated by men.
Keating, Paul (3 November 1994). "STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE HON P J KEATING, MP DEATH OF DR PETER WILENSKI, AC" (Press release). Archived from the original on 22 January 2014.

Clare. (talk) 13:54, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Smoking in the work place

It is possible that Wilenski's ban on smoking in the work place was the first such general ban in the world. I don't know if there are any sources for this.--Grahame (talk) 01:32, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think it is a claim he made at the time, although Hitler certainly discouraged smoking in work places.--Grahame (talk) 11:12, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Dr Wilenski wrote to the Atty General Bowen in late 1986. Bowen told him "in view of the Roy Bishop case you can now be sued". Days later Wilenski gave smokers advice that in 3 months smoking will be banned in all Commonwealth Offices- get used to it. Implementation of the ban led to State Governments and big business following -probably for the same reason. It started a world wide roll. My Atty, Terry Higgins told me during my 10 yr bout with the Commonwealth "Roy this is going nowhere unless you get the Unions onside". I successfully took it to the Peak Council. Its a long, untold story Grahame - Regards Roy Bishop Royrews (talk) 04:25, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]