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Born in Bordertown, SA and married to Hazel Masterson, he was educated at the Perth Modern School, the [[University of Washington]], and [[Oxford University]] (where he was a [[Rhodes Scholar]]), before becoming a trade unionist.  He described himself as an [[agnostic]].
 
Born in Bordertown, SA and married to Hazel Masterson, he was educated at the Perth Modern School, the [[University of Washington]], and [[Oxford University]] (where he was a [[Rhodes Scholar]]), before becoming a trade unionist.  He described himself as an [[agnostic]].
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Whilst studying at university, he set a new world speed record for beer drinking: a yard glass (approximately 3 imperial pints or 1.7 litres) in eleven seconds. 
    
His governments continued the increasingly heavy legislative programs of his predecessors.  Most prominent was the following:
 
His governments continued the increasingly heavy legislative programs of his predecessors.  Most prominent was the following:

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