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Charles Robert Porter (May 14, 1910 &#x2013; April 14, 2004) was an Australian politician, author, playwright and broadcaster. He was a morning host for Queensland radio station 4BH from 1931, then became the Liberal member for the Electoral district of Toowong in the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of Queensland from 1966, and the Minister for Aboriginal and Island Affairs from 1977, until stepping down from office in 1980.

Early Life
Charles Porter was born in London, England on 17 May 1910, to mother Evelyn Day and father George Henry. He emigrated to Australia in September 1914, and was educated in Brisbane through primary and secondary school.

Early Career
Porter worked many different jobs before entering into his career in politics: he worked as a journalist and freelance writer ; he was involved in the television industry ; he acted for the ABC and wrote numerous newspaper articles on a variety of subjects ; he was a state public servant ; and a salesman.

He wrote a variety of radio plays which were broadcast in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Denmark. His play Variation on a Printing Press (Play Without a Name), described by Wireless Weekly in 1940 as “a pathological study using much experimental technique”, was featured in Best Australian One-act Plays, and was performed in both London and Brisbane.

Porter took an interest in radio just as Queensland’s radio industry began to grow and develop, and he had a considerable role in its organisation.

Porter began his radio career in 1929 as a performer on the popular Queensland radio program ‘Cap and Bebe’ during children’s sessions on radio station 4QG, then in 1930 began similar work with radio station 4BC. In 1931, he started work as a morning host with radio station 4BH under the pseudonym John Christopher. He is quoted speaking on the long hours he worked during this time, rising at “5am… and most days concluding with an evening shift that went to either 9 or 10:30”. He once called himself “complete radio Dog’s body” as he worked in so many different fields for the one station, including: “stock announcer, compere, commentator (once for an Australian Rules game that [he] had never seen before in [his] life and of which [he] knew absolutely nothing), playwright, producer, actor, women’s session announcer, children’s uncle, news analyst, advertising space salesman, and programme manager”. On top of this, for a number of years, he wrote a “weekly half-hour thriller whilst conducting [the] breakfast session” with 4BH.

Queensland Political Party (QPP) Secretary (1944-1949)
Charles Porter helped to organise the Queensland Political Party.

Liberal Party "Ginger Group"
Porter was one of a few ministers to participate in the Ginger Group in the 1950s and 1960s.

MLA for Toowong (1966-1980)
During the 1966 general election, Porter was elected to state parliament as MLA for Toowong.

Minister for Aboriginal and Island Affairs (1977-1980)
In 1977, Porter was initiated into the Cabinet as the Minister of Aboriginal and Island Affairs as a part of Bjelke-Petersen’s fifth ministry.

Practicing Citations
The Ayes Have It was recently published by ANU E Press, was written by two, trustworthy, well-informed sources, and has a wide range of credible and authoritative sources in its own, extensive bibliography.

It was published by a university press, and was written by Porter himself on a non-contentious subject, so we can trust that his opinion was being shared honestly and accurately.

The Government of Queensland was published by the University of Queensland Press, and was written by an authority on Australian politics.

Answers to Module 7 Questions

 * Describe your media: a recording of Motion of Condolence read in parliament after Porter's death
 * Is it your own work (Links to an external site.)?: It's my own recording of this speech https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/hansard/2004/040421HA.PDF
 * What is the file format (Links to an external site.)?: .mp3
 * What license (Links to an external site.) have you chosen?: less restrictive license
 * What category/gallery (Links to an external site.) will you add it to?: Category:Politicians
 * How will you describe (Links to an external site.) the file?: an audio recording of the Motion of Condolence, 21 April 2004

Party positions

 * 1944 &#x2013; 1949: General Secretary and State Campaign Director, Queensland People's Party (QPP)
 * 1949 &#x2013; 1966: State Campaign Director, Queensland Division, Liberal Party
 * Member of the party's "Ginger Group".

Parliamentary career

 * 28 May 1966 &#x2013; 29 November 1980: Electoral district of Toowong. Stood down in 1980.


 * 16 December 1977 &#x2013; 23 Dec 1980: Minister for Aboriginal and Island Affairs



Family
One of his two sons was Olympic field athlete Charles "Chilla" Porter, who during the 1970s and 1980s was director of Western Australia's Liberal Party. His grandson, Christian Porter, is the Liberal member for Pearce in Western Australia in the Australian House of Representatives, and the Attorney-General.