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The prime minister of Australia is the leader of the Australian Government and the Cabinet of Australia, with the support of the majority of the House of Representatives. [1] [2] Thirty-one people (thirty men and one woman) have served in the position since the office was created in 1901. [3]
The history of Australia from 1901 to 1945 begins with the federation of the six colonies to create the Commonwealth of Australia. The young nation joined Britain in the First World War, suffered through the Great Depression in Australia as part of the global Great Depression and again joined Britain in the Second World War against Nazi Germany in 1939.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 February 2025. Head of government of Australia For a list of officeholders, see List of prime ministers of Australia. Prime Minister of Australia Coat of arms of Australia Flag of Australia Incumbent Anthony Albanese since 23 May 2022 Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet ...
Sir Edmund "Toby" Barton (18 January 1849 – 7 January 1920) was an Australian politician, barrister and jurist who served as the first prime minister of Australia from 1901 to 1903. He held office as the leader of the Protectionist Party , before resigning in 1903 to become a founding justice of the High Court of Australia , on which he ...
The Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed by the Governor-General, Lord Hopetoun on 1 January 1901, and Barton was sworn in as Australia's first prime minister. [247] The first Federal elections were held in March 1901 and resulted in a narrow plurality for the Protectionist Party over the Free Trade Party with the Australian Labor Party ...
Premier of South Australia. List of premiers of South Australia by time in office; Premier of Tasmania. List of premiers of Tasmania by time in office; Premier of Victoria. List of premiers of Victoria by time in office; Premier of Western Australia. List of premiers of Western Australia by time in office; Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
Menzies was the first Australian prime minister to have two Australian-born parents: his father was born in Ballarat and his mother in Creswick. His grandparents on both sides had been drawn to Australia by the Victorian gold rush. His maternal grandparents were born in Penzance, Cornwall. [2]
Chris Watson, first federal Labour Party leader as of two months after the election, and would later be Prime Minister in 1904.. The parties contesting the election were the Protectionist Party, led by Prime Minister of Australia Edmund Barton, and the Free Trade Party, unofficially led by former New South Wales Premier George Reid.