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Edmond Barton
Edmond was prime minister for 2 years,8 months and 24 days In 1903 Edmond stepped down from his position as Prime Minister to become one of three judges that founded the Australian high court Edmond Barton devoted three years of work before he became prime minister to federation Edmund created the "white Australia" policy which was to restrict immagration -
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Prime ministers from 1901-2012
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Alfred Deakin
-Alfred was prime minister for 7 months and 4 days -As prime minister Alfred was referred to as ' the consructor' because he helped build and astablish consitiutional foundations- Alfred was a large contributer to the establishment of victorian reforms
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John Watson
-Christian was prime minister for 3 months and 21 days -Christian was the first prime minister from the ladour party -As the first labor party prime minister Christian helped to greater labors vote rate -
George Reid
- George was prime minister for 10 months and 18 days
- while prime minister George passed the arbitration and concilation act
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Alfred Deakin
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Andrew fisher
-Andrew was prime minister for 6 months and 21 days -Andrew was the founder of the statutory structure of the new nation -Fisher left his role as prime minister in 1909 because of a refusal to dissolve house -
Alfred Deakin
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Andrew Fisher
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Joseph Cook
-Joseph was prime minister for 1 year 2 months and 25 days -He introduced a bill getting rid of preferencial employment for trade union members in the public service -On 4 June 1914 Joseph was aproved for his request for simultaneous dissolution of the senate and house of Representatives by Governor-General Ronald Munro Ferguson. -
Andrew fisher
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William Hughes
- William was prime minister for 7 years 3 months and 14 days
- in his time as prime minister william was expelled from the labor party over his support for the conscription
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Stanley Bruce
-Stanley was Prime minister for 6 years, 8 months and 14 days -Stanley established a coalition with country party leader Earle Page -atanley left his role as prime minister in 1929 after he was defeated at a general election - -
James Scullin
-James was prime minister for 2 years, 2 months and 16 days- James was the first prime minister to choose the governer general
- James left his role as prime minister in 1932 because he was defeated at a general election after a party split
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Joseph lyons
-Joseph was prime minister for 7 years, 3 months and 2 days -At a referendumwhen James was prime minister two proposals were rejected by voters. The first was to give the Commonwealth Parliament power with respect to air navigation and aircraft and the second related to Section 92 of the Constitution, trade within the Commonwealth to be free. -joseph died whilst in office in 1939 -
Earle Page
- Earle was prime minister for 20 days
- Earle left parlaiment becuase his position was relinquished due to a replacement UAP leader
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Robert Menzies
-Robert was prime minister for 2 years, 4 months and 4 days -Whilst prime minister Robert inforced a communist party ban -Robert resigned from his role as prime minister 1941 -
Arthur Fadden
-Arthur was prime minister for 1 month and 9 days -Arthur left his role as prime minister after being defeated on the floor of house -
John Curtin
-John was prime minister for 3 years, 8 months and 29 days -whilst prime minister John introduced the 'income tax' -John died whilst on the job in 1945 -
Francis Forde
-Francis was prime minister for 8 days -Francis left his position as prime minister because he was only really a stand in prime minister and a new leader was ready to take on the role of prime minister -
Joseph chifley
- Joseph was prime minister for 4 years, 5 months and 7 days
- a referendum was approved whilst Joseph was prime minister that granted the Commonwealth power to provide maternity allowances, widows pensions, child endowment, unemployment, pharmaceutical, sickness and hospital benefits, medical and dental services, and student and family allowances
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Robert menzies
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Harold Holt
-Harold was prime minister for 1 year, 10 months and 23 days -while Harold was prime minister our currency changed to pounds, shillings and pence -in 1967 Harold went missing presumed drowned -
John McEwan
- John was prime minister for 23 days
- john was reliquished from his position on the 10th of january 1968
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John Gorton
- John was prime minister for 3 years and 2 months
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William McMahon
-William was prime minister for 1 year, 8 months and 25 days -while William was prime minister he encounetered the first ever aboriginal polition being given a seet in parliament -William left his role as prime minister in 1972 after being defeated at a general election -
Edward Whitlam
-Edward was prime minister for 2 years, 11 months and 7 days -Whilst Edward was prime minister two proposals were rejected by voters. One was to give the Commonwealth Parliament power to make laws with respect to prices, and the second with respect to incomes. -Edward was fired from his role as prime minister in 1975 -
John Fraser
- John was prime minister for 7 years and 4 months
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Robert Hawk
-Robeert was prime minister for 8 years, 9 months and 9 days -Voters rejected two proposals made by robert at the referendum, one related to the terms of senators and the other to the change of powers between the Commonwealth and states. -Robert left his position as prime minister in 1991 after being desposed as a leader -
Paul Keating
-Paul was prime minister for 4 years, 2 months and 20 days -Australias first official wattle day was on whilst Paul was prime minister -Paul left his role as prime minister in 1996 after being defeated at a general election -
John Howard
- John was prime minister for 11 years, 8 months and 22 days
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Kevin Rudd
- Kevin was prime minister for 2 years, 6 months and 21 days
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Julia Gillard
- Julia Gillard is Australias current prime minister and has been prime minister for 2 and a half years so far