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Edmund Barton became Prime Minister in Centennial Park, Sydney. He was PM until 1903 where he resigned and became one of three judges in the High Court.
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Australia officially became a "Federation" as all the states in Australia merged into one Country!
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Alfred Deakin became the second Prime Minister of Australia. This was the first of his three terms as PM. He was a part of the Protectionist Party. And he must be epic because it's the name of our university.
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Chris Watson became PM for only four months and was particularly famous for his beard.
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Andrew Fisher was another person who served three terms as PM. He was a member of the Labor Party.
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Standley Bruce was a member of the Nationalist (Coalition). His interests were imperial trade and industrial relations.
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Joseph was PM for seven years - only days short of the previous record by WM Hughes. He was the first Prime Minister to die in office.
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Robert Menzies began his career by winning scholarships, to becoming a lawyer, and later on joined the Victorian Government.
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John Curtin has an epic name! He most famously worked for policy for returning soldiers from WW2 to avoid the unemployment issues arising from WW1.
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Ben Chifley introduced the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme during his time serving as the 16th Prime Minister. He lost his position after attempting to nationalise the banks in Australia in 1949.
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Andddd.... he's back! This begins Mensies governing until January 1966. A pretty long time!
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Harold began his time as PM after serving in other political roles for 32 years. Unfortunately, he disappeard from a rocky beach near Rosebud only 22 months into his role.
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John entered his time as PM in unusual circumstances (Harold Holt's disappearance) and left in an unusual circumstance (his party tied in a vote of confidence). Odd, hey!
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Bob established consensus between unions and business to stabilise wage growth. He served for eight years.
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This is the timespan of PM's Jess will acutally know aobut and will have lived under.
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Keating passed Indigneous legislation, worked to improve daily life for Australians. And has a fun-to-say last name.
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John Howard was the first PM I remember as a little girl. John helped East Timor to gain independence, and played a major role in sending troops to the Middle East after 9/11.
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"Kevin 07" was a strong campaign in a result that left John Howard not being elected for his seat. He first entered Parliament in 1998.
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From humble beginnings in the Europe, travelling to Australia and to Altona, came Julia. She is the first woman to be PM in Australia. In 2013 she was defearted in a leadesrhip contest by Kevin Rudd.
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I speak with hope that Tony will back down on his de-regulation of universities! You can do it, Tony!
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Kevin returns for 11 weeks until the 2013 election.
