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Bunting was born in [[Ballarat, Victoria|Ballarat]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], and educated at the [[Trinity Grammar School (Victoria)|Trinity Grammar School]]. In 1937 he entered residence at [[Trinity College (University of Melbourne)]], where he played cricket and football, graduating in 1938 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] (honours).<ref name="CTobit">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130547537 |title=OBITUARY: Sir JOHN BUNTING Revered by his peers and his masters. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=3 May 1995 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=13 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>''[http://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au/media/docs/Fleur-de-Lys-1937-Nov-accf4202-ca91-4a34-b111-6bc0bb19d73c-0.pdf Fleur de Lys]'' Nov. 1937, pp. 12, 15, 19.</ref> Bunting was one of four graduates accepted into the [[Australian Public Service|Commonwealth Public Service]] in 1940, accepting a posting in [[Canberra]] within the Department of Trade and Customs and later, the [[Department of Post-War Reconstruction (Australia)|Department of Post-war Reconstruction]].<ref name="CTobit"/> After a short posting overseas, Bunting became a member of the [[Sydney]]-based Inter-Departmental Dollar Committee, which dealt with the allocation of dollars for imports.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18108082 |title=JOURNALIST CHARGED ON SECRECY COUNT. |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=22 March 1949 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
Bunting was born in [[Ballarat, Victoria|Ballarat]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], and educated at the [[Trinity Grammar School (Victoria)|Trinity Grammar School]]. In 1937 he entered residence at [[Trinity College (University of Melbourne)]], where he played cricket and football, graduating in 1938 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] (honours).<ref name="CTobit">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130547537 |title=OBITUARY: Sir JOHN BUNTING Revered by his peers and his masters. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=3 May 1995 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=13 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>''[http://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au/media/docs/Fleur-de-Lys-1937-Nov-accf4202-ca91-4a34-b111-6bc0bb19d73c-0.pdf Fleur de Lys]'' Nov. 1937, pp. 12, 15, 19.</ref> Bunting was one of four graduates accepted into the [[Australian Public Service|Commonwealth Public Service]] in 1940, accepting a posting in [[Canberra]] within the Department of Trade and Customs and later, the [[Department of Post-War Reconstruction (Australia)|Department of Post-war Reconstruction]].<ref name="CTobit"/> After a short posting overseas, Bunting became a member of the [[Sydney]]-based Inter-Departmental Dollar Committee, which dealt with the allocation of dollars for imports.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18108082 |title=JOURNALIST CHARGED ON SECRECY COUNT. |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=22 March 1949 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


In 1950 he was appointed to the [[Prime Minister's Department (Australia)|Prime Minister's Department]] as an assistant secretary and later returned to London as Official Secretary at [[High Commission of Australia, London|Australia House]]. Back in Canberra, Bunting was appointed deputy secretary in the Prime Minister's Department and appointed as [[Departmental secretary|Secretary]] to that department in 1959, a position he continued to hold until 1968,<ref name="CTobit"/> and served successive [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Ministers]] [[Robert Menzies|Sir Robert Menzies]], [[Harold Holt]], and [[John McEwen]]. Within days of [[John Gorton]] becoming Prime Minister, Bunting was [[sidelines|sidelined]] as Secretary to the newly formed Department of the Cabinet Office<ref name="PM.NO.31/1968">{{cite press release |author=Gorton, John|authorlink=John Gorton|title=For press: PM. No. 31/ 1968 Department of the Cabinet Office – Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr John Gorton|work=[[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]]|publisher=[[Commonwealth of Australia]]|date=11 March 1968|accessdate=29 October 2013|url=http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=1795}}</ref> and was replaced by [[Lenox Hewitt]] as Secretary to the Prime Minister's Department.<ref>{{Citation | author1=Browne, Geoffrey | author2=Millar, Ann | author3=Evans, Harry | title=The biographical dictionary of the Australian Senate|volume=3, 1962–1983 | publication-date=2010 | publisher=University of New South Wales Press | isbn=978-0-86840-996-2 |chapter=Gorton, Sir John Grey (1911–2002) |pages=22–23 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9UKL7t8BAGYC&lpg=PA22&ots=WfcMetOVCB&dq=%22john%20bunting%22%20%2B%22lenox%20hewitt%22&pg=PA23#v=onepage&q=%22john%20bunting%22%20+%22lenox%20hewitt%22&f=false |accessdate=5 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107039571 |title=PM plans to split his department |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=2 March 1968 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=1 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Gaul, Jonathan |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107040010 |title=A think-tank and a Secretariat |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=5 March 1968 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Gaul, Jonathan |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107041110 |title=PM forms a Cabinet department |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=12 March 1968 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=1 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> On taking office as Prime Minister in 1971, [[William McMahon]] reversed Gorton's changes and restored Bunting to the pre-eminent position as Secretary to the newly formed Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Hewitt accepted appointment to the lesser role of Secretary to the Department of the Vice-President of the Executive Council.<ref name="PM.NO.31/1971">{{cite press release |author=McMahon, William|authorlink=William McMahon|title=Permanent Head of Department of the Vice-President of the Executive Council – Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr William McMahon|work=[[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]]|publisher=[[Commonwealth of Australia]]|date=17 March 1971|accessdate=30 October 2013|url=http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=2385}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Solomon, David |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110342640 |title=PM sets up new departments. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=13 March 1971 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=1 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110342642 |title=System inefficient. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=13 March 1971 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=1 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Bunting provided advice to incoming Prime Minister [[Gough Whitlam]] on the transition to government;<ref>{{Citation | author1=Hocking, Jennifer | title=Gough Whitlam: His Time | publication-date=2012 | publisher=Miegunyah Press | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7J3XmpRFD3sC&lpg=PT18&ots=858yTWrfZ2&dq=%22john%20bunting%22%20%2B%22lenox%20hewitt%22&pg=PT4#v=onepage&q=%22john%20bunting%22%20+%22lenox%20hewitt%22&f=false | accessdate=5 November 2013 |isbn=978-0-522-86215-7 |format=ebook }}</ref> with Whitlam later opining of Bunting:<ref name="CTobit"/>
In 1950 he was appointed to the [[Prime Minister's Department (Australia)|Prime Minister's Department]] as an assistant secretary and later returned to London as Official Secretary at [[High Commission of Australia, London|Australia House]]. Back in Canberra, Bunting was appointed deputy secretary in the Prime Minister's Department and appointed as [[Departmental secretary|Secretary]] to that department in 1959, a position he continued to hold until 1968,<ref name="CTobit"/> and served successive [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Ministers]] [[Robert Menzies|Sir Robert Menzies]], [[Harold Holt]], and [[John McEwen]]. Within days of [[John Gorton]] becoming Prime Minister, Bunting was [[sidelines|sidelined]] as Secretary to the newly formed Department of the Cabinet Office<ref name="PM.NO.31/1968">{{cite press release|author=Gorton, John|authorlink=John Gorton|title=For press: PM. No. 31/ 1968 Department of the Cabinet Office – Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr John Gorton|work=[[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]]|publisher=[[Commonwealth of Australia]]|date=11 March 1968|accessdate=29 October 2013|url=http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=1795|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101005609/http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=1795|archivedate=1 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and was replaced by [[Lenox Hewitt]] as Secretary to the Prime Minister's Department.<ref>{{Citation | author1=Browne, Geoffrey | author2=Millar, Ann | author3=Evans, Harry | title=The biographical dictionary of the Australian Senate|volume=3, 1962–1983 | publication-date=2010 | publisher=University of New South Wales Press | isbn=978-0-86840-996-2 |chapter=Gorton, Sir John Grey (1911–2002) |pages=22–23 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9UKL7t8BAGYC&lpg=PA22&ots=WfcMetOVCB&dq=%22john%20bunting%22%20%2B%22lenox%20hewitt%22&pg=PA23#v=onepage&q=%22john%20bunting%22%20+%22lenox%20hewitt%22&f=false |accessdate=5 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107039571 |title=PM plans to split his department |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=2 March 1968 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=1 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Gaul, Jonathan |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107040010 |title=A think-tank and a Secretariat |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=5 March 1968 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Gaul, Jonathan |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107041110 |title=PM forms a Cabinet department |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=12 March 1968 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=1 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> On taking office as Prime Minister in 1971, [[William McMahon]] reversed Gorton's changes and restored Bunting to the pre-eminent position as Secretary to the newly formed Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Hewitt accepted appointment to the lesser role of Secretary to the Department of the Vice-President of the Executive Council.<ref name="PM.NO.31/1971">{{cite press release|author=McMahon, William|authorlink=William McMahon|title=Permanent Head of Department of the Vice-President of the Executive Council – Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr William McMahon|work=[[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]]|publisher=[[Commonwealth of Australia]]|date=17 March 1971|accessdate=30 October 2013|url=http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=2385|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101004710/http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=2385|archivedate=1 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Solomon, David |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110342640 |title=PM sets up new departments. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=13 March 1971 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=1 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110342642 |title=System inefficient. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=13 March 1971 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=1 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Bunting provided advice to incoming Prime Minister [[Gough Whitlam]] on the transition to government;<ref>{{Citation | author1=Hocking, Jennifer | title=Gough Whitlam: His Time | publication-date=2012 | publisher=Miegunyah Press | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7J3XmpRFD3sC&lpg=PT18&ots=858yTWrfZ2&dq=%22john%20bunting%22%20%2B%22lenox%20hewitt%22&pg=PT4#v=onepage&q=%22john%20bunting%22%20+%22lenox%20hewitt%22&f=false | accessdate=5 November 2013 |isbn=978-0-522-86215-7 |format=ebook }}</ref> with Whitlam later opining of Bunting:<ref name="CTobit"/>
<blockquote>(His) loyalty, integrity, diligence and dedication have made him a leader and example among all public servants.</blockquote>
<blockquote>(His) loyalty, integrity, diligence and dedication have made him a leader and example among all public servants.</blockquote>


Bunting was appointed to serve as High Commissioner in London, with effect from 1 February 1975.<ref name="PM.NO.309/1974">{{cite press release |author=Whitlam, Gough|authorlink=Gough Whitlam |title=Appointments approved by the Executive Council|work=[[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]]|publisher=[[Commonwealth of Australia]]|date=23 August 1974|accessdate=30 October 2013|url=http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=2385}}</ref> Suffering a [[heart attack]] whilst in [[Dundee]] in February 1968,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110803458 |title=LATE NEWS. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=19 February 1976 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=1 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110804283 |title=Recovering. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=23 February 1976 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Bunting returned to Australia in 1977, unable to complete his full term as High Commissioner.<ref>{{cite press release |author=Fraser, Malcolm|authorlink=Malcolm Fraser|title=Senior Government Appointments|work=[[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]]|publisher=[[Commonwealth of Australia]]|date=6 September 1976|accessdate=30 October 2013|url=http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=4223}}</ref>
Bunting was appointed to serve as High Commissioner in London, with effect from 1 February 1975.<ref name="PM.NO.309/1974">{{cite press release|author=Whitlam, Gough|authorlink=Gough Whitlam|title=Appointments approved by the Executive Council|work=[[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]]|publisher=[[Commonwealth of Australia]]|date=23 August 1974|accessdate=30 October 2013|url=http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=2385|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101004710/http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=2385|archivedate=1 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Suffering a [[heart attack]] whilst in [[Dundee]] in February 1968,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110803458 |title=LATE NEWS. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=19 February 1976 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=1 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110804283 |title=Recovering. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=23 February 1976 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Bunting returned to Australia in 1977, unable to complete his full term as High Commissioner.<ref>{{cite press release|author=Fraser, Malcolm|authorlink=Malcolm Fraser|title=Senior Government Appointments|work=[[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]]|publisher=[[Commonwealth of Australia]]|date=6 September 1976|accessdate=30 October 2013|url=http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=4223|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101030704/http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=4223|archivedate=1 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


Upon his return to Australia, Bunting was appointed as a consultant to the [[Office of National Assessments]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110871925 |title=Bunting's new job. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=14 October 1977 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> A close confidant of [[Robert Menzies]] during and after his Prime Ministerial career,<ref name="CTobit"/> in 1978 Bunting was appointed as the inaugural National Coordinator of the Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Foundation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130549219 |title=Family Notices. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=9 May 1995 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=24 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> In 1988, Bunting authored a biography of Robert Menzies, entitled ''R. G. Menzies: a portrait''.<ref name="CTobit"/><ref>{{cite book|author1=Bunting, John Sir|title=R.G. Menzies, a portrait|publication-date=1988|publisher=Allen & Unwin|isbn=978-0-04-320211-1 }}</ref>
Upon his return to Australia, Bunting was appointed as a consultant to the [[Office of National Assessments]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110871925 |title=Bunting's new job. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=14 October 1977 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> A close confidant of [[Robert Menzies]] during and after his Prime Ministerial career,<ref name="CTobit"/> in 1978 Bunting was appointed as the inaugural National Coordinator of the Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Foundation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130549219 |title=Family Notices. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=9 May 1995 |accessdate=5 November 2013 |page=24 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> In 1988, Bunting authored a biography of Robert Menzies, entitled ''R. G. Menzies: a portrait''.<ref name="CTobit"/><ref>{{cite book|author1=Bunting, John Sir|title=R.G. Menzies, a portrait|publication-date=1988|publisher=Allen & Unwin|isbn=978-0-04-320211-1 }}</ref>

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For other uses, see John Bunting.

Sir John Bunting
Secretary of the Department of the Cabinet Office
In office
11 March 1968 (1968-03-11) – 17 March 1971 (1971-03-17)
Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
In office
17 March 1971 (1971-03-17) – 31 January 1975 (1975-01-31)
Preceded bynew office
Succeeded byJohn Menadue
Personal details
Born
Edward John Bunting

(1918-03-03)3 March 1918
Public servant; Diplomat

Sir Edward John Bunting

Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
.

Biography

Bunting was born in

Department of Post-war Reconstruction.[1] After a short posting overseas, Bunting became a member of the Sydney-based Inter-Departmental Dollar Committee, which dealt with the allocation of dollars for imports.[3]

In 1950 he was appointed to the

sidelined as Secretary to the newly formed Department of the Cabinet Office[4] and was replaced by Lenox Hewitt as Secretary to the Prime Minister's Department.[5][6][7][8] On taking office as Prime Minister in 1971, William McMahon reversed Gorton's changes and restored Bunting to the pre-eminent position as Secretary to the newly formed Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Hewitt accepted appointment to the lesser role of Secretary to the Department of the Vice-President of the Executive Council.[9][10][11] Bunting provided advice to incoming Prime Minister Gough Whitlam on the transition to government;[12] with Whitlam later opining of Bunting:[1]

(His) loyalty, integrity, diligence and dedication have made him a leader and example among all public servants.

Bunting was appointed to serve as High Commissioner in London, with effect from 1 February 1975.

heart attack whilst in Dundee in February 1968,[14][15] Bunting returned to Australia in 1977, unable to complete his full term as High Commissioner.[16]

Upon his return to Australia, Bunting was appointed as a consultant to the Office of National Assessments.[17] A close confidant of Robert Menzies during and after his Prime Ministerial career,[1] in 1978 Bunting was appointed as the inaugural National Coordinator of the Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Foundation.[18] In 1988, Bunting authored a biography of Robert Menzies, entitled R. G. Menzies: a portrait.[1][19]

Bunting died in Sydney on 2 May 1995, aged 77, survived by Lady Bunting and their three sons.[1]

Honours

In 1953 Bunting was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire;[20] and upgraded to a Commander of the Order in 1961.[21] Knighted as a Knight Bachelor in 1964;[22] and appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1977.[23] In 1982 Bunting was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in recognition for public and community service.[24]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "OBITUARY: Sir JOHN BUNTING Revered by his peers and his masters". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 3 May 1995. p. 13. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  2. ^ Fleur de Lys Nov. 1937, pp. 12, 15, 19.
  3. ^ "JOURNALIST CHARGED ON SECRECY COUNT". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 22 March 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  4. Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013. {{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help
    )
  5. ISBN 978-0-86840-996-2
    , retrieved 5 November 2013
  6. ^ "PM plans to split his department". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 2 March 1968. p. 1. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  7. ^ Gaul, Jonathan (5 March 1968). "A think-tank and a Secretariat". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. p. 2. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  8. ^ Gaul, Jonathan (12 March 1968). "PM forms a Cabinet department". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. p. 1. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  9. Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013. {{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help
    )
  10. ^ Solomon, David (13 March 1971). "PM sets up new departments". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. p. 1. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  11. ^ "System inefficient". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 13 March 1971. p. 1. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  12. ISBN 978-0-522-86215-7
    , retrieved 5 November 2013
  13. Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013. {{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help
    )
  14. ^ "LATE NEWS". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 19 February 1976. p. 1. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  15. ^ "Recovering". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 23 February 1976. p. 3. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  16. Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013. {{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help
    )
  17. ^ "Bunting's new job". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 14 October 1977. p. 3. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  18. ^ "Family Notices". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 9 May 1995. p. 24. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  19. ISBN 978-0-04-320211-1
    .
  20. Commonwealth of Australia
    . 1 June 1953. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  21. Commonwealth of Australia
    . 1 January 1961. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  22. Commonwealth of Australia
    . 1 January 1964. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  23. Commonwealth of Australia
    . 1 January 1977. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  24. Commonwealth of Australia
    . 26 January 1982. Retrieved 5 November 2013.

Further reading
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom

1975–1977 		Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by
Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department

1959–1968 		Succeeded by
New title
Department created
Secretary of the Department of the Cabinet Office

1968–1971 		Succeeded by
Himself
as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Preceded by
Himself
as Secretary of the Department of the Cabinet Office 		Secretary of the
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
1971–1975 		Succeeded by
Preceded byas Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department
New title
Department created
Secretary of the Department of Education and Science

1966–1967 		Succeeded by
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