“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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race? I would always consciously try my best and answer them “Malaysian” instead. In 2010‚ our 6th Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Najib Abdul Razak made a new slogan called ‘1Malaysia’. The slogan ‘1Malaysia’ simply means calling for the cabinet‚ government agencies‚ and civil servants to more strongly emphasize ethnic harmony‚ national unity‚ and efficient governance. Ever since our Prime Minister spent RM38 million on the 1Malaysia campaign to emphasize racial unity in this country. The ubiquitous
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Regarded by many as one of Australia’s greatest Prime Ministers‚ John Curtin assumed office just six weeks before the bombing of Pearl Harbor and led Australia through the darkest hours of World War II. No prime minister has had a more profound effect on Australia and no man has given more in the service of his office. Curtin was born in the Victorian mining town of Creswick on January 8‚ 1885. His parents were Irish immigrants. His father worked first as a policeman‚ then as a publican‚ and the
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Although there were a wide variety of ways in which Australia reacted there were perhaps three that were the most prevalent and influential. Firstly Australia sent troops to fight in Korea to avoid and prevent the spread of communism and the start of the domino effect in South Asia. Secondly the Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies put forward the bill that would ban the communist party in Australia and make being communist illegal. Finally Australia also sought to establish treaties and relationships
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candidate. He worked his way through the ranks of law until he became Chief Justice of NSW in 1972. By then the Gough Whitlam had ended 23 years of liberal leadership and had begun making rapid changes to Australia. He had ended conscription‚ introduced the Medi Bank Health System and ended the White Australia policy. However skyrocketing inflation and the highest unemployment figures in Australia’s history also accompanied his rise to power. When Sir Paul Hasluck retired as governor general in 1974 Sir
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(Australian Prime Minister) was telling the Parliament that he would be deploying Australian Troops to Vietnam. The perspective Menzies was trying to get across was that Australia was going to Vietnam to help the Southern Vietnamese defeat the Northern Vietnamese in the Vietnam Civil War. Australia became involved in the Vietnam War because Usefulness of Source At the time of the Vietnamese Civil War Australia felt threatened by the expansion of communism. Many people within Australia believed that
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Analyzing the speech ‘What Educated Women Can Do’ by Indira Gandhi‚ published in the Selected Speeches and Writings of Indira Gandhi from September 1972 to March 1977 (WordPress.com 2011) stresses on the importance of women’s education and their neglect not only in India but around the whole world. In this speech‚ Gandhi provides many strong stances on women’s education. Gandhi discusses its culture and superstitions and how women in India have been oppressed of proper/formal education. She also
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On Wednesday‚ 13 February 2008‚ the Federal Parliament of Australia was filled with hundred of parliamentarians and the representatives of the Indigenous community. The 26th Australian Prime Minister‚ Kevin Michael Rudd who is an English - Irish man‚ astonishing and surprising the whole of Australian citizens by delivering a speech entitled ‘Sorry’. He received a standing ovation as he entered the hall before he delivered his remarkable speech. His speech is an official apology on behalf of the Australian
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Year 10 History Assessment Gough Whitlam was born 11th July 1916. In 1972 he led the labor party into government after a period of 23 years of conservative government in Australia. Major polices Gough Whitlam came to the office claiming a demand for a wide-ranging program of social reforms. In a lot of activity government – • Ended conscription and withdrew Australian troops from Vietnam giving students and mothers the peace of mind. • Launched an inquiry into education and funded government
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Sir Edmund Barton Sir Edmund (Toby) Barton (1849-1920) is a well-known man in the history of Australia. This is because he was the first prime minister of Australia. As I am proud of attending Fort Street High School‚ I discovered that he has studied at my school for two years. The first Prime Minister (Australia) and judge‚ was born on the eighteenth of January 1849 at Glebe‚ Sydney. William Barton and his wife Mary Louisa‚ née Whydah; his eldest brother was George Burnett Barton. William Barton
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