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22/04/24
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not really - his list of achievements was extraordinary. -- no other government has a list of achievements like this in such a short time
this was all in 3 years
Prime Minister of Australia from 1972 to 1975:
- Extricated Australia from the Vietnam War and abolished conscription.
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- Recognized the People's Republic of China, ending 24 years of no contact with Beijing.
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- Established Medibank, the precursor to the universal healthcare system Medicare.
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- Introduced social welfare reforms including the supporting mother's benefit and welfare payments for homeless people.
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- Achieved equal pay for women through a landmark case at the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission.
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- Established the Australian Legal Aid Office and Australian Law Reform Commission.
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- Abolished the death penalty for Commonwealth offences.
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- Enacted the Family Law Act, providing for a national Family Court and simplified, non-punitive divorce laws.
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- Introduced needs-based funding for schools through the Karmel report.
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- Briefly provided free university education, leading to a 25% increase in higher education enrolments.
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- Opened the Australian economy to the world with a 25% cut in tariffs across the board.
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- Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years old.
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- Replaced "God Save the Queen" with "Advance Australia Fair" as the national anthem.
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- Established the Order of Australia to replace the British honours system.
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- Passed the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 to confer rights to equality before the law.
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- Set up the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and passed the first Commonwealth legislation granting land rights to Indigenous Australians.
- Began a national sewerage scheme.
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