Ideologies / Labour Liberal / Andrew Fisher
§ The minds · 1862–1928 · Australia · Prime Minister
Andrew Fisher
Labor's nation-builder
Pensions, banks and the maternity grant.
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The Scottish-born miner who, as Australia's Labor PM, founded the Commonwealth Bank and expanded pensions — a pioneer of practical labour-liberal nation-building.
social
Mainstream labour values of his generation.
economic
Built the Commonwealth Bank, pensions and the maternity allowance.
governance
Early democratic Labor leader and institution-builder.
Notable for
- Founded the Commonwealth Bank
- Old-age & invalid pensions
- Maternity allowance
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