Ideologies / Social Democrat / Gough Whitlam
§ The minds · 1916–2014 · Australia · Prime Minister
Gough Whitlam
Three years that changed Australia
A whirlwind of social reform, then a dramatic dismissal.
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The reforming Labor PM whose brief, dramatic government modernised Australia almost overnight.
social
Sharply progressive — Indigenous land rights, no-fault divorce, the arts.
economic
Universal healthcare and free university tuition.
governance
Democratic reformer; his 1975 dismissal became a constitutional landmark.
Notable for
- Introduced Medibank
- Abolished university fees
- The 1975 dismissal
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