Interests
Brisbane was an enthusiastic promoter of industrial development. He was knighted in 1961, and appointed by the Brand state government to its Industries Advisory Committee, a body composed of leading businessmen. He also worked for the National Heart Foundation of Australia and the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children.
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“What a country calls its vital economic interests are not the things which enable its citizens to live, but the things which enable it to make war. Petrol is more likely than wheat to be a cause of international conflict.”
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