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After a record 16-year term, Sir Robert Menzies resigned and Harold Holt was sworn in.
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John McEwen was sworn in as Prime Minister two days after Harold Holt disappeared in the ocean off Portsea, Victoria.
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After the Liberal Party elected Senator John Gorton as the new Party leader, he was sworn in as Prime Minister.
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After displacing John Gorton as Liberal Party leader, William McMahon was sworn in as Prime Minister.
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Labor was elected to government for the first time in 26 years. Gough Whitlam and deputy Lance Barnard were sworn in to comprise the first ministry until a Cabinet was chosen.
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After the Governor-General Sir John Kerr dismissed the Labor government, Malcolm Fraser became ‘caretaker’ Prime Minister pending a general election.
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A Labor government was sworn in and Bob Hawke became Prime Minister
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In an exchange of Labor Party leadership, Paul Keating became prime minister, succeeding Bob Hawke, who left parliament on 20 February 1992 after 12 years representing the seat of Wills.
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The first Coalition government for 13 years was sworn in, with John Howard as Prime Minister.
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Ministers of the new Labor government led by Kevin Rudd, with Julia Gillard as Australia’s first female deputy Prime Minister, sworn in by the Governor-General.
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Julia Gillard became Australia’s 27th Prime Minister and the first woman to hold the office. She was elected unopposed by the Parliamentary Labor Party