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  Robert Gordon Menzies
In 1928, Robert Menzies was elected to the Victorian Parliament, representing the Nationalist Party.
The government was a coalition of the United Australia Party and the Country Party.
He recalled Australian troops from the European theatre to defend Australia in the Pacific, much against the wishes of the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, who argued that Australia was expendable and the priority of the entire British Empire should be to defend Britain.
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  United Australia Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The United Australia Party or UAP was an Australian political party that was the political successor to the Nationalist Party of Australia.
The UAP was so bereft of leadership that it allowed the Country Party leader Arthur Fadden to become Prime Minister (although the Country Party was the smaller of the two conservative parties), while Robert Menzies remained UAP leader and a minister.
The UAP was absorbed into the new Liberal Party of Australia (with Menzies as leader) at the founding of the latter organization on 31 August 1945.
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 Liberal Party of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Commonwealth Liberal Party was a fusion of the non-Labor parties in 1909 in response to Labor's growing electoral prominence.
Throughout their history, the Liberals have been the party of the middle class (whom Menzies, in the era of the party's formation called "the forgotten people"), though such class-based voting patterns are no longer as clear as they once were.
The Liberal Party's organisation is dominated by the six state divisions, reflecting the party's original commitment to a federalised system of government (a commitment which was strongly maintained by all Liberal governments until 1983, but has been to a large extent abandoned by the Howard government, which has shown strong centralising tendencies).
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 Encyclopedia: United Australia Party
The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party formed in 1917 from a merger of pro-conscription members of the Labor Party (who had been operating under the banner National Labor after their earlier split with the Labor party) with the Commonwealth Liberal Party.
The Parliament of Australia is the legislative branch of Australia.
The UAP was absorbed into the Liberal Party of Australia at the founding of the latter organization on 31 August 1945.
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 Western Australia - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Western Australia took part in Australian federation in 1901, and is subject to all laws and regulations made by the Australian Parliament and Australian Government in Canberra.
Australian citizens residing in Western Australia elect members to the two houses of the parliament: the Legislative Assembly, often referred to as the lower house, and the Legislative Council, or the upper House.
The party or coalition of parties holding a majority of seats in the lower house of Parliament forms the Government of Western Australia, and the leader of this party (or of the largest party in the coalition) becomes the Premier of Western Australia.
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 australia
Australia was formed when the citizens of six colonies in the British empire voted to combine as one nation.
From 1949-1966 Australia went from being an impoverished economy still burdened by food and petrol rationing measures left over from the war, to become among the wealthiest nations in the world in per capita terms.
Australia has also taken the leading role in restoring peace to East Timor, by commanding a peacekeeping force in the province after it voted not to remain within Indonesia.
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 United Australia Party: Just the facts...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The United Australia Party or UAP was an Australian (The Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines) political party that was the political successor to the Nationalist Party of Australia (additional info and facts about Nationalist Party of Australia).
The UAP won the subsequent parliamentary elections, and Lyons became Prime Minister (The person who holds the position of head of state in England).
The UAP was absorbed into the Liberal Party of Australia (additional info and facts about Liberal Party of Australia) at the founding of the latter organization on 31 August 1945.
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 Business Fresh : Article 'Liberal Party of Australia'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Template:Infobox Political Party The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.
The Attorney General of Australia is the chief law officer of the Crown and a member of the Federal Cabinet.
In practice the Attorney-General is a party politician and his or her tenure is determined by political factors.
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 The World at War
The modern-day National Party, nowadays in coalition with the Liberal Party, had its political origins dating back to 1910 when the state country parties and farmer’s union were formed because of rural dissatisfaction with the urban policies of Labor and the overall view of the Nationalist Party.
The UAP and the Nationalist Parties were formed largely through realignment of political alliances rather then the grass-roots movement such as the Labor or Communist parties.
He believed that Australia should be seen as an independent nation in world affairs, attended the Peace Conference of 1919, made sure that the other delegates remember that 60,000 Australian died in the war and ensured Australia as one of the founding members of the League of Nations.
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 Australia's Prime Ministers - Meet a PM - Holt - Elections
The United Australia Party won 28 seats to Labor’s 18, Lang Labor’s 9 and the Country Party’s 14, with South Australia’s Liberal and Country League winning 5 seats.
The United Australia Party, led by Robert Menzies after the death of Joseph Lyons in April 1939, narrowly retained government with the help of the Country Party.
Holt retained Fawkner, though the United Australia Party, led by WM Hughes, lost heavily.
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 U.A.P
United Australia Party is not about one person, and it is not here to promote one individual.
Australia is becomming a mini America under the Hon Prime Minister John Howard.
It is time right now right here in Australia for the two party system to change so Australia can move forward in a new direction with new policies which give priority to the needs and interests of all Australian's.
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 Prime Minister - William (Billy) Hughes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
His 'splinter' Labor Party combined with the Liberals in 1917 to form the Nationalist Party, which was confirmed in office by the general election held later that year.
At the end of the conference, Australia was a full member of the League of Nations and the former British Dominions had achieved a new international status.
Hughes' state funeral in Sydney was one of the largest Australia has seen: some 450,000 spectators lined the streets to watch the passage of a flag-draped coffin on a gun carriage accompanied by a 3-km long procession of mourners.
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 Joseph Aloysius Lyons Biography / Biography of Joseph Aloysius Lyons Biography
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As leader of the new United Australia party, he served as prime minister from 1932 to 1939.
The son of a farmer, Joseph Lyons was born in Stanley, Tasmania, on Sept. 15, 1879.
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 Lyons, Joseph Aloysius   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Born in Circular Head in north-western Tasmania, Lyons became a school teacher.  He won his local state seat for Labor in 1909 and was premier from 1923 to 1928.  In 1929 he moved into federal politics, becoming a member of the Scullin ministry.  In early 1931 he resigned because of differences within the government.
With a group of followers he joined the Nationalists to form the United Australia Party with himself as leader.  He became Prime Minister and Treasurer later in 1931 when Labor was defeated at the polls.
He remained leader after the formation of a coalition with the Country Party in 1934, and died in office in 1939.
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 Liberal Party of Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In 1944, the Liberal Party of Australia was founded after a three-day meeting held in a small hall not far from Parliament House in Canberra.
The Liberals Party has become Australia’s most successful postwar party; it was elected to Government for 23 years from 1949 to 1972, and for another term of more than seven years from 1975 to 1983.
In 1996, the Australian people again re-elected the Liberal Party, in Coalition with the National Party of Australia, to govern Australia in a landslide win, and in 1998, 2001 & 2004 that government was reelected.
www.liberal.org.au /default_print.cfm?action=4&page=4   (374 words)

  
 United Australia Party - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about United Australia Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Australian political party formed by Joseph Lyons 1931 from the right-wing Nationalist Party.
Considered to have become too dominated by financial interests, it lost heavily to the Labor Party 1943, and was reorganized as the Liberal Party 1944.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
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 MVM 1932
Plays a key role in organising the Nationalists' (now officially called the United Australia Party) campaign in Victoria for the federal election.
Lyons Government, January 6: "Under Lyons' reassuring leadership, the United Australia Party assumed power on Jan 6, 1932 with an absolute House majority, thus becoming independent of the Country Party.
Australia's famous race-horse Phar Lap dies in America.
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 Hero - Sir Robert Menzies , Australia’s longest serving Prime Minister
Sir Robert Gordon Menzies was and in fact still holds the title of Australia’s longest serving Prime Minister, being for a period of 17 years.
After the breaking up and dissolution of his United Australia Party Menzies created the Liberal Party and made a winning return to politics in 1949 by leading his new Party to a landslide election victory.
Menzies then became well known for numerous sayings such as "populate or perish" when referring to the need for Australia to populate the country in order to expand and be competitive internationally.
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 Liberal Party of Australia --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
The United Australia Party, usually in coalition with the Country Party, was dominant until 1937, after which it was weakened by internal division and lack of a clear program; it eventually fell, in 1941.
In 1949, in cooperation with the Country Party, it was led back to power by Menzies, who was prime minister of Australia from 1949 to 1966.
Led by John Winston Howard, the Liberal Party regained power from Labor in 1996, forming a coalition government with the National Party.
www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9048117   (431 words)

  
 National Archives of Australia - The Collection - Prime Ministers - Lyons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
United Australia Party resolutions adopted at sixth annual convention of 1938, 1938–39
Cables between JA Lyons in Australia and the Australian delegation to the Imperial Economic Conference in Ottawa, led by SM Bruce, 1932
Correspondence of JA Lyons as Leader of the United Australia Party, 1922–56
www.naa.gov.au /the_collection/prime_ministers/lyons/during.html   (1573 words)

  
 Resources - 1939 to 1965 - War and Post-War
In the same month the Labor Parties, still split as a result of the Lang Government crisis that had led to its dismissal in 1932, dumped Jack Lang as Leader of the Opposition and replaced him with the far less controversial William McKell.
At the elections in May, 1941, the UAP vote collapsed and the Labor Party was returned to office with a strong majority to begin an unprecedented quarter century in power.
Ewan Robson was elected as an Independent United Australia Party candidate for Vaucluse in 1936, a seat which he held until his resignation in 1957.
www.parliament.nsw.gov.au /prod/web/common.nsf/key/HistoryWar   (1279 words)

  
 Now Pauline's for a united Australia - National - smh.com.au
Former One Nation party founder Pauline Hanson has put her name to a new party which she hopes will help her win a Senate spot at the next election.
The party structure will help the former fish and chip shop owner improve her chances of stealing a seat from the bigger parties.
Ms Hanson attacked the big parties as untrustworthy and indicated she retained her firm views on immigration.
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 NSW Young Liberals: History
The Liberal Party of Australia was founded on 16 October 1944.
The Party was formed after a three-day meeting in Canberra convened by the then Leader of the Opposition (United Australia Party), Robert Menzies.
Eighty men and women from 18 different non-Labor political parties and organisations such as the Democratic Party, the Liberal Democratic, the United Australia Party, the Institute of Public Affairs, the Australian Women's National League and the Queensland Women's Electoral League attended the first Canberra conference.
www.younglibs.org.au /history.php   (812 words)

  
 Christian Democratic Party - About Us
The Christian Democratic Party in Australia is just part of a world-wide movement of Christian Political Parties across the world.
Australia — Christian Democratic Party - Tasmanian Branch
We provide this information on the basis that the use researches the background of the listed party on its position on the Bible as the basis on which the party is based.
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