The Walkley Foundation apologises for founder’s ‘racist views,’ reviews sponsorship policy

The Walkley Foundation has apologised for racist views expressed by late founder Sir William Gaston Walkley – who also started fuel company Ampol – as the organisation reviews its sponsorship policy following an industry boycott.

Writing for The Sydney Morning Herald in 1961, Walkley detailed his concerns about Australia ceasing to be “a white man’s country” as part of his response to the political debate around the nation’s rising population.