And Abbott? Morrison? lol. Super record above.

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Originally posted by pintohoo: ↑

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.
3
Recognized the People's Republic of China, ending 24 years of no contact with Beijing.
3
Established Medibank, the precursor to the universal healthcare system Medicare.
3
Introduced social welfare reforms including the supporting mother's benefit and welfare payments for homeless people.
3
Achieved equal pay for women through a landmark case at the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission.
3
Established the Australian Legal Aid Office and Australian Law Reform Commission.
3
Abolished the death penalty for Commonwealth offences.
3
Enacted the Family Law Act, providing for a national Family Court and simplified, non-punitive divorce laws.
3
Introduced needs-based funding for schools through the Karmel report.
3
Briefly provided free university education, leading to a 25% increase in higher education enrolments.
3
Opened the Australian economy to the world with a 25% cut in tariffs across the board.
3
Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years old.
3
Replaced "God Save the Queen" with "Advance Australia Fair" as the national anthem.
3
Established the Order of Australia to replace the British honours system.
3
Passed the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 to confer rights to equality before the law.
3
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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And Abbott? Morrison? lol.

Super record above.
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