Policies and Prime Ministership of Gough Whitlam Question (a): Write an outline of the changes made by Gough Whitlam when he was Australia’s Prime Minister. Overview o Wide-ranging reform plan o Aimed to quickly change the social aspects of society‚ rather than solving Australia’s economic problems o Whitlam’s key principles were: Equality of opportunity Promotion of the Australian identity o Post-Vietnam War policies o Whitlam’s policies addressed many social justice issues o Foreign
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progressive approach in reference to the international relations decisions made whilst in power? Edward Gough Whitlam’s time as the leader of the Government and the Australian Labour Party from 1972-1975 was a time of rapid and progressive change. After his election in December 1972 the Whitlam government would pass 203 acts the next year. These years under the leadership of Edward Gough Whitlam were years of immense change in society with reforms. He set up several government bodies including 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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Court of New South Wales and the 18th Governor-General. He is best known for being the controversial figure at the centre of the dismissal of the Labor government of Gough Whitlam on 11 November 1975‚ an event which sparked the most significant constitutional crisis in Australian history. On that day Kerr dismissed Prime Minister Whitlam and appointed Malcolm Fraser to form a caretaker government‚ pending elections. The dismissal was the most dramatic event in the history of Australian federal politics
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Year 10 History Assessment Gough Whitlam was born 11th July 1916. In 1972 he led the labor party into government after a period of 23 years of conservative government in Australia. Major polices Gough Whitlam came to the office claiming a demand for a wide-ranging program of social reforms. In a lot of activity government – • Ended conscription and withdrew Australian troops from Vietnam giving students and mothers the peace of mind. • Launched an inquiry into education and funded government
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an issue that should be left for Australians to decide. The Queen made her point clear after her representative the Governor-General at the time‚ Sir John Kerr‚ dismissed the Prime Minister‚ Mr Gough Whitlam‚ and instead appointed Mr Malcolm Fraser to the title. This has become to be known as the Whitlam dismissal‚ and has become the most dramatic event in the history of the Australian federation. An unelected vice-regal representative removed a leader whose party had the majority of seats in the
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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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GOUGH WHITLAM POLICIES Social Justice and equality is the meaning of all humans in society have the same and equal rights regardless of their gender‚ race or religion etc. it works on the universal principles that support people through the advantages and disadvantages within the society. The commitment of the Gough Whitlam government was based on social justice and equality and supported areas in the society such as‚ education‚ migrants and health reforms. Whitlam and the government changed these
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referendum on the recognition of Aboriginal people in the national census‚ the Whitlam government greatly increased the social and political rights of first nation Australians. The government instituted a policy of ‘self-determination’ which decentralised decision making powers to indigenous communities. They allowed Aboriginals to claim land and brought more Indigenous voices into the policy making process. From the outset‚ Whitlam made Indigenous affairs a top priority for his government and indicated
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won the election.) With problems plaguing the Whitlam government in 1975‚ Keating became the minister for the Northern Territory on October 27‚ after the sacking of Rex Connor who misled parliament. Unlike most of his colleagues who were pre-occupied with Medibank and social security issues‚ Keating was more interested in Australia’s economic growth‚ in particular the mineral developments and the mining industry. With the sacking of the Whitlam government a month later and the Liberal Party’s
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