Canberra suburb named after Whitlam

A new Canberra suburb will be named in honour of the late former prime minister Gough Whitlam.

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has announced the name Whitlam has been chosen for land being released in Molonglo Valley and residents will move in by the end of the decade.

Mr Whitlam had strong links to Canberra, moving there in 1926 with his family at age 10 and completing high school in the capital.