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Whitlam removed Cairns from Treasury and made him Minister for the environment, before dismissing him from Cabinet. [ 33 ] While the Loans Affair never resulted in an actual loan, [ 59 ] according to author and Whitlam speechwriter Graham Freudenberg, "The only cost involved was the cost to the reputation of the Government.
The Second Whitlam ministry was the 48th ministry of the Government of Australia.It was led by the country's 21st Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam.The Second Whitlam ministry succeeded the first Whitlam ministry, which dissolved on 19 December 1972 after the final results of the federal election that took place on 2 December became known and the full ministry was able to be sworn in.
First Whitlam Ministry 47th Ministry of Australia The First Whitlam Ministry being sworn in by Governor-General Sir Paul Hasluck Date formed 5 December 1972 Date dissolved 19 December 1972 People and organisations Monarch Elizabeth II Governor-General Sir Paul Hasluck Prime Minister Gough Whitlam Deputy Prime Minister Lance Barnard No. of ministers 2 Member party Labor Status in legislature ...
The third Whitlam ministry was the 49th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 21st Prime Minister , Gough Whitlam . The third Whitlam ministry succeeded the Second Whitlam ministry , which dissolved on 12 June 1974 following the federal election that took place in May.
The new Labor Government of Gough Whitlam was eager to make long-planned reforms, although it struggled against a lack of experience in its cabinet and the onset of the 1973 oil crisis and 1973–75 recession.
By 1975 the Whitlam government was in crisis and Whitlam reshuffled the cabinet by bringing in Bill Hayden as Treasurer and Jim McClelland as Minister for Labour and Immigration. Cameron refused to resign as Labour and Immigration Minister, and Whitlam was forced to ask the Governor-General , Sir John Kerr , to withdraw his commission.
Whitlam ministry may refer to: First Whitlam ministry; Second Whitlam ministry; Third Whitlam ministry This page was last edited on 18 February 2022, at 05:03 (UTC) ...
Charles Keith Jones AO (12 September 1917 – 7 August 2003) was an Australian politician and government minister.. He was Minister for Transport (19 December 1972 – 12 June 1974) and Minister for Civil Aviation (19 December 1972 – 30 November 1973) in the Second Whitlam ministry and Minister for Transport (12 June 1974 – 11 November 1975) in the Third Whitlam ministry.