Edward Gough Whitlam the 21st Prime minister of Australia and 1st Labor Prime Minister in 23 years was born in Kew‚ Melbourne on the 11th of July 1916. In 1921 the family moved to Sydney where he started his education attending Mowbray House and Knox grammar school and then moved again with the family at the age of 10 in 1926‚ to Canberra where he attended Telopea Park High School and Canberra Boys school. In 1935 Gough Whitlam enrolled at the University of Sydney where he completed an arts degree
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Gough Whitlam came into office toward the end of 1972. He was the first Labor Prime Minister in 23 years‚ and he arrived in the position keen to bring about a number of reforms and a new‚ progressive approach to the Australian national identity. Whitlam had already reformed the Labor Party’s policy platform prior to coming to power‚ and as Prime Minister he established new Commonwealth bodies to deal with Aboriginal and Environmental issues‚ introduced free university education‚ and ended conscription
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“Maintain your rage and enthusiasm.” (20th Anniversary: Maintain your Rage‚ 2014) This was the simple yet heavily implicating request left by Edward Gough Whitlam as he expounded his controversial dismissal from his position as Prime Minister of Australia. Born on 11th of July‚ 1916‚ Whitlam‚ who was a member of the Australian Labour Party‚ was known as “a force to be reckoned with” (40th Anniversary Of The 1974 Joint Sitting Of Parliament‚ 2014) and was a crucial figure in developing many Government
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Gough Whitlam Gough Whitlam was a man who achieved many things during his time as prime minister‚ but was also the only prime minister to be sacked by the governor general in all of history. As well as outlining Whitlam’s significance and contribution to Australia‚ I will also recognise how he went wrong‚ and what he did that got him removed from parliament. Edward Gough Whitlam was born in 1916 in Melbourne. At 56‚ he became the 21st prime minister of Australia‚ which lasted for approximately
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Name: Mr. Edward Gough Whitlam. 2. Date‚ Place of Birth and Education: Gough Whitlam was born on the July 11th 1916 at Kew in Victoria. When he was two‚ he moved to Sydney with his parents‚ father Harry Fred Whitlam‚ mother Martha and a younger sister‚ Freda. He attended Knox Grammar school and joined Canberra Grammar school when he was 11. At 18‚ he studied Bachelor of Arts at University of Sydney and graduated in 1938. Now Whitlam has two sons‚ Tony Whitlam and Nicholas Whitlam. 3. Date Serving
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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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Gough Whitlam Assess the contribution of Gough Whitlam to Australia’s post-war development Plan Introduction - Had a wide ranging reforming plan - Aimed more to change the social aspect of society than to solve Australia’s economic problems - In 1975‚ the Liberal Party blocked the supply bill to the Senate‚ eventually leading to Whitlam’s dismissal on the 11th November‚ 1975‚ by Sir John Kerr. However‚ even though the Whitlam government lost the next election‚ many felt that he made a
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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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Edward Gough Whitlam Gough Whitlam was the 26th prime minister‚ born in Melbourne on the 11th of July 1916‚ the son of a solicitor who became a leading public servant; his background was abnormal for a Labor man. He joined the party in 1945 as he joined the APL in Sydney. In those days‚ many of the leading Labor personalities were Irish Catholics from working class background. Whitlam‚ an intellectual from an intellectual family‚ had never needed to sweat for his salary in the dust and heat. Whitlam
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Gough Whitlam came into office toward the end of 1972. He was the first Labor Prime Minister in 23 years‚ and he arrived in the position keen to bring about a number of reforms and a new‚ progressive approach to the Australian national identity. Whitlam had already reformed the Labor Party’s policy platform prior to coming to power‚ and as Prime Minister he established new Commonwealth bodies to deal with Aboriginal and Environmental issues‚ introduced free university education‚ and ended conscription
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