Editing Geoff Gallop (section)

==Political views==
Gallop is a strong supporter of the movement for an [[Republicanism in Australia|Australian republic]], and took a leading role in the push for a [[Direct election republican model (Australia)|directly elected president]] during the 1998 [[Constitutional Convention (Australia)|Constitutional Convention]] in [[Canberra]].<ref name="BrokenBurden">{{cite news
 | first = Victoria
 | last = Laurie
 | title = Broken by the burden
 | work = [[The Australian]]
 | publisher = News Limited
 | page = 11
 | date = 17 January 2006
 }}
</ref> He is [[pro-choice]] on the issue of abortion.<ref>{{cite news
 | first = Anne
 | last = Burns
 | title = Historic Abortion Debate Heats Up
 | work = [[The West Australian]]
 | publisher = West Australian Newspapers Limited
 | page = 1
 | date = 18 March 1998
 }}
</ref> Professor Gallop has published three books – one on the English radical [[Thomas Spence|Thomas Spence:]] ''Pig's Meat – Selected Writings of Thomas Spence'', which he edited with an introductory essay ([[Spokesman Books]], Nottingham, 1982), one on Western Australian politics and society: ''A State of Reform: Essays for a Better Future'' (Helm Wood Publishers, Wembley, 1998) and ''Politics, Society, Self: Occasional Writing'' ([[UWA Press]], Crawley, 2012)

Gallop is an advocate for [[drug policy reform]].<ref>{{cite news |last= Sparkes |first= David |date= 23 July 2019 |title= Former WA premier to fight for drug reform in new role |url= https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/worldtoday/former-wa-premier-to-fight-for-drug-reform-in-new-role/11338294 |work= Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) |access-date= 26 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1= Arbour |first1= Louise |last2= Gallop |first2= Geoff |last3= Krinsky |first3= Miriam |date= 19 October 2019 |title= It's time for drug policy reform – in America and across the globe |url= https://www.salon.com/2019/10/19/its-time-for-drug-policy-reform-in-america-and-across-the-globe/ |work= Salon |access-date= 26 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Gallop |first= Geoff |date= 7 June 2011 |title= Drug policy – the case for realism |url= https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/drug-policy-the-case-for-realism-20110606-1fot0.html |work= The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date= 26 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Thompson |first= Angus |date= 23 July 2019 |title= Former WA premier Geoff Gallop appointed to drug reform think tank |url= https://www.smh.com.au/national/former-wa-premier-geoff-gallop-appointed-to-drug-reform-think-tank-20190722-p529jj.html |work= The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date= 26 October 2021}}</ref>