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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.
Edward Gough Whitlam [a] (11 July 1916 – 21 October 2014) was the 21st prime minister of Australia, serving from December 1972 to November 1975.To date the longest-serving federal leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), he was notable for being the head of a reformist and socially progressive government that ended with his controversial dismissal by the then-governor-general of Australia ...
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 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.
Whitlam died in a Sydney hospital on 17 March 2012, following a fall. [2] [10] The Whitlam family declined an offer from the Australian Government for a state funeral. [14] A memorial service was held in St James' Church, Sydney on 23 March 2012. The Rev Andrew Sempell gave the sermon, taking love as his theme, using readings from Isaiah 43:1 ...
He initially intended to pursue a career in analytical chemistry, but after his father's death in 1925 he entered the workforce to support his family. In 1926, Connor began working as an articled clerk under solicitor Charles Morgan. He handled industrial and workers' compensation cases for Morgan, but in 1931 was dismissed after a falling out.
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Over the next year-and-a-half, McMahon was unable to get the better of Whitlam. McMahon was no match in parliamentary debates for Whitlam, a witty and powerful orator. He frequently found himself on the defensive as Whitlam attacked the increasingly unpopular Vietnam War and advocated radical new policies such as universal health insurance.