The Whitlam Institute within the University of Western Sydney is a centre for public dialogue and progress, with the Whitlam Prime Ministerial Collection inspiring its programs. The collection, both physical and virtual, was established in 2002, drawing upon primary source material made available or donated by the Hon E G Whitlam AC QC, and continues to grow exponentially as an increasing corpus of work of a prodigious writer, commentator and social critic. The institute also supports the work of the university and its community in a range of practical ways through its outreach and public affairs programs. (Contains 10 notes.)