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	Gough Whitlam
		Whitlam was born of moderately wealthy parents in Kew, a suburb of Melbourne, and educated at private schools in Sydney and Canberra before studying law at the University of Sydney.
		Whitlam went back to the people in April 1974, asking for a chance to "finish the job", and was re-elected, though with a reduced majority.
		Whitlam was, and still is, a larger-than-life figure in Australian politics, with a ferocious intellect, razor-sharp and often disparaging wit, and a towering ego that he never bothered to camouflage.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/go/Gough_Whitlam.html (1746 words)

	Brief History: Edward Gough Whitlam
		Edward Gough Whitlam was born in Melbourne in 1916, and raised in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, as his father pursued a career in the Commonwealth Crown Solicitor's Office.
		The first Whitlam ministry, where all portfolios were shared between Whitlam and deputy leader, Lance Barnard, was sworn in on 5 December.
		Whitlam continued in parliament as Leader of the Opposition until the end of 1977 and resigned from the House of Representatives on 31 July 1978.
	www.gavmag.com /austpm/brief/brf_whitlam.htm (402 words)

	Whitlam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		WHITLAM, (Edward) Gough, AC 1978, QC 1962, MHR 1952-78, was Prime Minister from 5 December 1972 to 11 November 1975.
		Whitlam joined the Australian Labor Party in 1945, unsuccessfully contested the new State seat of Sutherland in 1950 and won the Federal seat of Werriwa at a by-election in November 1952.
		Whitlam secured a dissolution of both Houses in April 1974 after the Senate twice rejected bills setting up Medibank, ensuring one vote one value in elections for the House of Representatives and introducing senators for the Territories.
	www.sbs.com.au /whitlam/biographies1.html (1315 words)

	Robert Menzies - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Menzies was first educated at a one-room school, then later at private schools in Ballarat and Melbourne, before studying law at the University of Melbourne.
		He was defeated at his first attempt when a group of ex-servicemen attacked him in the local press for not having enlisted, but he survived this crisis and was elected soon after at a by-election.
		This was the first "television election," and Menzies, although nearly 70, proved a master of the new medium.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Robert_Menzies (2202 words)

	The Whitlam Institute: The Life of the Whitlam Government: 19 December 1972 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This is the Second Whitlam Ministry and it remained in place until the general election of 18 May 1974.
		The Second Whitlam Ministry reverted to the original practice which existed before 1956 with all members of the ministry sitting as members of Cabinet.
		First, by providing more effective central military control of operations and related military activities and secondly, by creating a single Department of Defence comprising the staff of the five existing departments, Defence, Air, Navy, Army and the defence functions of Supply.
	www.whitlam.org /chronology/19721219.html (303 words)

	Gough Whitlam Summary
		Gough Whitlam (born 1916), prime minister of Australia from 1972 to 1975, was one of the most skillful and controversial leaders of the Australian Labor party.
		In 1952, Whitlam was chosen as the Australian Labor party candidate for an election in the district of Werriwa.
		Whitlam had a mandate within his party to develop a broad range of policies seeking more attention to education, health, urban life, the environment, and equality for women, migrants, and aboriginal peoples.
	www.bookrags.com /Gough_Whitlam (6215 words)

	Quadrant editorial.'The Whitlam Schemozzle'. January-February. 2003. Padraic McGuinness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		What was not realised for some time about the Whitlam government, and what many of its historians and apologists still do not care to admit, is that while Whitlam himself was personally untainted by dishonesty and corruption this was not at all true of the hordes who surrounded him.
		Another oddity of Connors' ministry was that tables in his parliamentary office were stacked high with important departmental files which were thus inaccessible to all senior officials except through the permanent head.
		Whitlam, of course, enthusiastically endorsed all the mistaken policies of his colleagues, especially with respect to Aborigines, who of course are still suffering and dying from his legacy.
	www.the-rathouse.com /quadedit51.html (1641 words)

	Gough Whitlam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Edward Gough Whitlam AC QC (born 11 July 1916), known as Gough Whitlam (/gɔf/, pronounced "Goff"), Australian politician and 21st Prime Minister of Australia.
		On 2 December 1972, Whitlam led the ALP to its first electoral victory since 1946.
		Whitlam is an honorary Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gough_Whitlam (4507 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Gough Whitlam
		Another, Tony Whitlam, was briefly a federal MP and was appointed as a judge in 1993 to the Federal Court of Australia, and later in 1994 a judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory.
		The Whitlam Government was also greatly damaged by several highly-publicised scandals, most notably the disastrous "Iraqi Loans Affair" masterminded by Rex Connor, the series of controversies over the questionable conduct of Treasurer and deputy party leader Dr Jim Cairns, and the previously mentioned Indonesian invasion of East Timor.
		Latham's diaries, however, were published in September 2005, and included a claim that Whitlam had dismissively remarked to Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon that he thought Latham—who had by then resigned as leader—should quit politics altogether.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Gough_Whitlam (4077 words)

	Ahoy - Mac's Web Log-Fourteen Australian Prime Ministers I have known-
		It was the ascention of William McMahon to the Prime Ministership that gave Whitlam his chance, on the floor of the house, he was devastating against the PM in the day to day hurly burly of the Parliamentary sittings.
		Whitlam had appointed his long time friend and fellow lawyer, Sir John Kerr to the high office of Governor General, no doubt believing he had ensured he had a friend at court.
		Whitlam was seen by many as an arrogant and lofty leader with a huge ego, he has continued today, on one hand, be a much adored figure of the Labour Party faithful, a National treasure, on the other side of politics, he remains much disliked, and by some, the hated ex Labour PM.
	www.ahoy.tk-jk.net /macslog/PrimeMinistersIhavemet.html (4842 words)

	Australian Federal Governments Since 1901
		1901: The First Federal Government - Edmund Barton - Barton was appointed Prime Minister by the Governor-General, Lord Hopetoun, in December 1900.
		His leadership of the first federal Labor government was short-lived.
		Keating's power over the government was at its zenith and he demanded that the party factions and caucus deliver him the ministry of his choice.
	www.australianpolitics.com /executive/historic (330 words)

	Acts of self-delusion \| The World \| The Australian
		By the end of the Whitlam government, we had not only established diplomatic relations but gone the extra mile and opened an embassy in the capital, Pyongyang.
		I remember receiving a phone call from the DPRK embassy in Beijing one day when Mr Kim (first secretary, not the supreme leader), pleaded with me for visitors' visas to be issued by Friday of that week for a delegation needing to travel to Australia for a UN conference.
		I may be wrong but I think we were the first federal political representatives to enter North Korea in a quarter of a century since the period of great unpleasantness in 1975.
	www.theaustralian.news.com.au /story/0,20867,20576882-2703,00.html (1326 words)

	National Archives of Australia - Cabinet - 1972 Cabinet Records - Members and committees (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Pending conclusion of the counting of votes in closely contested marginal seats, an interim Ministry was formed with Edward Gough Whitlam, QC, MP (Parliamentary Leader of the Australian Labor Party) as Prime Minister and Lance Herbert Barnard, MP (Deputy Parliamentary Leader of the Australian Labor Party) as Deputy Prime Minister.
		The two members of the First Whitlam Ministry, Mr Whitlam and Mr Barnard, shared between them the administration of the various government departments until the full Ministry was elected on 19 December 1972.
		The Second Whitlam Ministry was elected at a meeting of the parliamentary caucus of the ALP on 19 December 1972 and remained in place until a general election on 18 May 1974.
	www.naa.gov.au /The_Collection/cabinet/1972_cabinet/members.html (676 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Gough Celebrates 90 Years With Ministry Reunion
		This gathering was the first time they have been in the same room since 1975 when Governor-General Sir John Kerr dismissed their government.
		Mr Whitlam, a national living treasure, said it was "delightful" to be back in the same room as his former team.
		Mr Whitlam's wife Margaret, whom he married in 1942, said her husband was so fit he was like "an ox".
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/6-7-8/43670.html (646 words)

	Workers Online : History : 2000 - Issue 78 : Conspiracy or Class? The Whitlam Sacking
		The crucial trigger point was the belief of the CIA that Whitlam would announce the cancellation of the Pine Gap agreement of December 9, 1975.
		Of course, there is always the point that Whitlam and his ministers by the way they ran the economy didn't need CIA help to sink their ship, but oppositional forces were impatient and had to precipitate the demise.
		Whitlam, as well as refusing to waive restrictions on overseas borrowing to finance the aluminium consortium, had plans to ensure that all corporations were at least 50% Australian-owned.
	workers.labor.net.au /78/c_historicalfeature_whitlam.html (2743 words)

	Parliament of Australia: House of Representatives:
		I congratulate my immediate neighbours on their first speeches this morning — the honourable member for Lowe (Mrs Easson), the honourable member for Capricornia (Ms Henzell), and the honourable member for Melbourne (Mr Tanner) — all of whom made very fine contributions.
		The first election campaign I actively participated in was the 1975 election campaign for the federal seat of Perth.
		That was as a direct result of the actions of the coalition, the then Governor General and the then Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia conspiring to remove a democratically elected government.
	www.aph.gov.au /house/members/firstspeech.asp?id=5V5 (3122 words)

	The First Whitlam Ministry 1972
		RELIVE the Whitlam "It's Time" song from the 1972 election campaign.
		Listen to Whitlam speaking at a rally in the Melbourne City Square on October 20, 1975, five days after the Senate blocked Supply and 3 weeks before his dismissal by Sir John Kerr (Windows Media).
		Whitlam became Prime Minister on December 5, 1972.
	www.whitlamdismissal.com /whitlam/ministry1.shtml (199 words)

	The Whitlam Institute: Special Appeal: 19 December 1972 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Final press conference for the first Whitlam Ministry, Prime Minister Whitlam and Deputy Prime Minister Lance Barnard, 19 December 1972, Parliament House, Canberra
		Press conference by Hon Gough Whitlam QC Prime Minister of Australia about the establishment of diplomatic relations between Australia and East Germany.
		Press statement regarding the television and radio broadcast of the 'Report to the Nation' by Hon Gough Whitlam QC Prime Minister of Australia.
	www.whitlam.org /appeal/day/19721219.html (214 words)

	Alfred Deakin
		A founder member of the Australian parliament he was Attorney-General and deputy prime minister in Sir Edmund Barton's ministry and became prime minister on Barton's resignation in 1903.
		Deakin was Attorney-General in the first federal government, the youngest member of the ministry, and became Barton's closest friend and adviser.
		The Deakin-Cook ministry turned its attention to defence matters, as Deakin was fearful of the colonial ambitions of Germany, France and Japan within the Pacific region.
	members.tripod.com /virtaus4/volume6/prime_ministers/alfred_deakin.htm (1020 words)

	cwxtra09 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		One of the first buildings they put up was a Church and they established law and order.
		There is not one Prime Minister or Cabinet from Gough Whitlam on up to and including John Howard that can look the public in the eye and say they have not breached their oath of office.
		There may initially have been an element of provocation from the far-right at some point during Saturday, but first evidence suggests that this is simply thuggery, and local people intent on having a go at the police and in the process of doing that, destroying their own community.
	www.cvministry.com /articles/covenant_watch/cwxtra09.html (8924 words)

	There Aint no Sanity Clause: ALP embraces Family First.
		Kim Beazley, Craig Emerson, John Faulkner, Bob McMullan and 85 other members of the previous shadow ministry have already decided to take their bats and balls and retire to the backbench.
		Casting aside criticism from State premiers, Chris Schacht, Graham Edwards, former Chief of Staff to Kim Beazley, Michael Costello and "Disgusted" of East Malvern, Mark Latham today announced his new faction free shadow cabinet.
		"In formulating the new shadow ministry, both the Caucus and myself have taken note of what people have been saying - have taken note of what people have been saying - in the wake of the defeat we had to have", the Leader of the Opposition told the waiting journalist.
	governor_general.blogspot.com /2004/10/alp-embraces-family-first.html (775 words)

	TIME Pacific \| A Thinker On Life's Long Learning Curve \| March 12, 2001 \| NO. 10
		In Latham's calls for relevance, Labor stalwarts hear echoes of one of their giants, former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.
		Indeed, Latham's first job as an economics graduate from Sydney University was as a research assistant to Whitlam-a former Member for Werriwa-who was impressed by the young man's intelligence and interest in politics.
		Latham's detractors say he shares Whitlam's im-patience and arrogance, but Latham says Whitlam doesn't even possess the latter flaw: "He was by far the most considerate person I've known in politics, and, yes, he probably added to my feeling of wanting to challenge past ortho-doxies, slaughter sacred cows."
	www.time.com /time/pacific/magazine/20010312/thinker.html (562 words)

	First Whitlam Ministry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This Ministry, the smallest in Australian history, was sworn in pending the election of a full Ministry by the ALP Caucus.
		Hon Gough Whitlam, QC MP Deputy Prime Minister
		This page was last modified 00:40, 17 August 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First_Whitlam_Ministry (111 words)

	Bna Tax Portfolios (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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	Effect of ibuprofen and warfarin on the allosteric properties of haem-human serum albumin: A spectroscopic study -- ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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		Whitlam, J.B., Crooks, M.J., Brown, K.F. and Pedersen, P.V. (1979) Binding of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents to proteins.
	content.febsjournal.org /cgi/content/full/268/23/6214 (3595 words)

	Australian Prime Ministers quiz -- free game
		Who was the first Australian Prime Minister to serve for more than 10 years?
		How many Prime Ministers did Australia have in the first 100 years of federation?
		How could there be a quiz about Australian Prime Ministers without mentioning Gough?
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