The next Prime Minister John Gorton was not interested in Aboriginal affairs, and his department was unfriendly.
Spry remained Director-General for nearly twenty years, only deciding to retire in 1969 on medical grounds after a heart attack, and doubts about serving under Prime Minister John Gorton.
With the vote tied at two votes apiece, Carney decided to take a cue from John Gorton in 1971 and resign, leaving Mills to take the leadership unopposed on a second vote.
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During John Gorton's first ministry in 1968 and 1969 when Phillip Lynch was Minister for the Army, conscription was regularly attacked with the slogan, "Lynch Bury and bury Lynch".
Other significant buildings within the precinct include the Department of the Treasury, the John Gorton Building which houses the Department of Finance and Deregulation and the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.