Gough Whitlam came into office toward the end of 1972. He was the first Labor Prime Minister in 23 years‚ and he arrived in the position keen to bring about a number of reforms and a new‚ progressive approach to the Australian national identity. Whitlam had already reformed the Labor Party’s policy platform prior to coming to power‚ and as Prime Minister he established new Commonwealth bodies to deal with Aboriginal and Environmental issues‚ introduced free university education‚ and ended conscription
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Edward Gough Whitlam the 21st Prime minister of Australia and 1st Labor Prime Minister in 23 years was born in Kew‚ Melbourne on the 11th of July 1916. In 1921 the family moved to Sydney where he started his education attending Mowbray House and Knox grammar school and then moved again with the family at the age of 10 in 1926‚ to Canberra where he attended Telopea Park High School and Canberra Boys school. In 1935 Gough Whitlam enrolled at the University of Sydney where he completed an arts degree
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Gough Whitlam Gough Whitlam was a man who achieved many things during his time as prime minister‚ but was also the only prime minister to be sacked by the governor general in all of history. As well as outlining Whitlam’s significance and contribution to Australia‚ I will also recognise how he went wrong‚ and what he did that got him removed from parliament. Edward Gough Whitlam was born in 1916 in Melbourne. At 56‚ he became the 21st prime minister of Australia‚ which lasted for approximately
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Although the Whitlam government had caused economic turmoil for Australia on numerous occasions‚ it is evident that the Whitlam government benefited the country far more proficiently than it did harm. For reasons such as social reforms‚ quality leadership skills‚ good intentions and many more‚ the dismissal of Gough Whitlam and his crew was seemingly unreasonable and should not have resulted in the outcome produced. The Whitlam government did create and participate in scandals which undermined
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Edward Gough Whitlam was born in Kew (Melbourne) in 1916. In 1918 the Whitlams moved to Sydney and Gough attended the Mowbray House Preparatory School and later attended Knox Grammar School. With the shift of Federal Parliament from Melbourne to Canberra‚ his family were among the first to move there - it also made him the only prime minister to actually grow up in the national capital. There he attended Telopea Park High School and Canberra Grammar School before leaving Canberra at the age of 18
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Justice of NSW in 1972. By then the Gough Whitlam had ended 23 years of liberal leadership and had begun making rapid changes to Australia. He had ended conscription‚ introduced the Medi Bank Health System and ended the White Australia policy. However skyrocketing inflation and the highest unemployment figures in Australia’s history also accompanied his rise to power. When Sir Paul Hasluck retired as governor general in 1974 Sir John was appointed in his place. Whitlam believed that because of Sir John’s
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The Whitlam Government (1972 1975) introduced many ideas that impacted on all the people of Australia. There may have been impediments that prevented the Whitlam Government from introducing new ideas‚ such as the Senate. Nevertheless in three years the Whitlam Government managed to win the hearts of many Australians. In their three year reign the Whitlam Government managed to create Medibank‚ establish firm relations with People’s Republic of China‚ establish the Department of Aboriginal Affairs
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Edward Gough Whitlam was born on 11th July 1916. He is well known as Gough Whitlam‚ Australian politician and 21st Prime Minister of Australia. He was Australia ’s Prime Minister elected in 1972‚ Whitlam ’s term as prime minister ended in 1975 when he was dismissed by the Governor-General. It ended three years of extensive social and cultural reform. Anti- discrimination Racial Discrimination Act 1975 Was introduced to eliminate racism and promote the understand of other races. It applies
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“Maintain your rage and enthusiasm.” (20th Anniversary: Maintain your Rage‚ 2014) This was the simple yet heavily implicating request left by Edward Gough Whitlam as he expounded his controversial dismissal from his position as Prime Minister of Australia. Born on 11th of July‚ 1916‚ Whitlam‚ who was a member of the Australian Labour Party‚ was known as “a force to be reckoned with” (40th Anniversary Of The 1974 Joint Sitting Of Parliament‚ 2014) and was a crucial figure in developing many Government
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Whitlam Dismissal Essay Assess the causes of the dismissal of the Whitlam Government on November 11th‚ 1975 Gough Whitlam was the first Prime Minister of Australia to be dismissed from office‚ by the then-Governor-General Sir John Kerr. The dismissal was the most dramatic day in Australian political history‚ however the causes cannot be pinpointed to just one reason. Among other minor factors‚ it can be determined that the dismissal of Whitlam’s government was caused by the Senate’s acts of blocking
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