Australian Prime Ministers

United Australia Party
Seen as the 'Golden Boy' of politics vut he failed as PM
Minortiy Coalition government; he lost support from his party and independents and was forced to step down

Australian Labor Party
Alcoholic, time in mental asylam
'Greatest PM in Australian History' by Peers
Established the relationship between Australia and America
Strongest opponent of conscription in WW1, yet as PM he introduced it during WW2
Died in 1945, 6 weeks before the end of WW2

8 Day Service
Replacement of Curtin

Previous Occupation a locomotive train driver
Oversaw Australias recovery from WW2
Started Snowy Mountain Scheme - encouraged large scale immigration to Australia
Introduced the practise of the federal gov. collecting income tax
Tried to nationalise banks
Experience problems w/communist party

Longest Serving PM

Becomes PM just after Australia commited its 1st troops to the vietnam war
1st PM to host an American president in Australia
Oversees a referendum, which sees Aboriginies counted as citizens for the 1st time
Died of drowning (swept out to sea)

Restarted Australian film industry by investing money
Continued to oversee the vietnam war
Voted himself out of office

Probably most controversial PM
23 years of Liberal before this change
USed to be laywer (Knox Grammar student)
Makes huge changes

Appointed after whitlam dismissed
Brought refugees to Australia from vietnam war
Widely critizised for doing nothing