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Australian Prime Ministers
The leaders who shaped Australia's politics, from Federation to the present. Questions should pertain to their policies and laws, and their lives, both political and personal.
1,068 Questions
What did Paul Keating recently suggest?
As at the time of asking in June 2007, Keating had been strongly critical of the Australian Labor Party's position on handling the Industrial Relations policies of the Howard Government. This is significant because Keating is a former Labor Prime Minister and well known for his cutting remarks.
On this occasion he was canning the Rudd Opposition strategists as being too conservative, consensus driven saying they '...won't get out of bed in the morning unless they've had a focus group report telling them which side to get out.'
He proposed that the safety net for low income workers be reinstated while higher income mining workers remained on the Howard Government's Australian Workplace Agreement's or AWA's.
If this is out of date when you read this don't worry! Keating has a track record of coming out with classic statements and a web search of Keating insults gives interesting results.
1963 according to Wikipedia. Sometimes he changes 1 year or 2, to be more young.
Rana Fisher died on August 10, 2008, in Los Angeles, California, USA of heart failure.
How did Australia change because of John Howard?
It didn't, aside from maybe becoming a little more xenophobic because of his policy and it now has a goods and services tax.
Another view:
Australia became a rich and wealthy nation under John Howard. He was Australia's second-longest-serving PM and, during that time, he built Australia up into a rich economy, settling it up to handle the worldwide recession most adequately. He has not really been acknowledged for his incredible foresight, and the way he put aside reserves from the budget to build up Australia's colony. The Rudd/Gillard government was the government which followed, and actually experienced the recession, and this Labor government managed to spend every last cent of the surplus.
John Howard was not appreciated for his firm policies against illegal immigration, but his policies and actions certainly reduced the number of illegal asylum seekers.
Who did John Howard beat to become pm?
On 11 March 1996, John Howard defeated Paul Keating to become Prime Minister of Australia.
What are the reasons Prime Minister Menzies gave for Australians going to war?
Prime Minister Robert Menzies was a strong monarchist, staunchly supportive of England. When Great Britain declared war on Germany, Menzies followed by declaring Australia's support. He made the announcement that "in consequence of a persistence by Germany in her invasion of Poland, Great Britain has declared war upon her and that, as a result, Australia is also at war."
How long did Alfred Deakin live for?
Alfred Deakin was born on August 3, 1856, and passed away on October 7, 1919. He lived for 63 years. Deakin was a prominent Australian politician and served as the country's second Prime Minister across three terms. His contributions to the nation were significant during the early years of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Where in Australia can you but 'princess house' merchandise?
My daughters were party plan sales consultants for Princess House a few years ago when the company went bust here. Later on while working in a gift store one of our sales agents came in with a bunch of Princess House stuff among the things he was selling (when I questioned him about it he said it was some stuff that his company had purchased along the way - he had not even heard of Princess House.) I now search eBay for pieces that need replacing and have attempted to contact their American base but to no avail as yet. Jenny Atkins
What are the achievements of john howard?
John Howard was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia and served between 1996 to 2007. This makes him the second longest serving Prime Minister in Australian history.
His greatest achievements were;
- Brought us out of a deficit and returned us to the black.
- Created a massive growth of jobs which caused an era of great prosperity.
- Reformed gun control as a result of the Port Arthur Massacre.
- Saved East Timor from falling into a civil war by sending in Australian diggers.
- Led Australia through the uncertain times of 911 which later led to the invasion of Iraq and Afganistan.
Which bird can stay in the air for three years?
The common swift of Europe and Asia can remain in the air up to three years without having to make any stops. It eats, sleeps and mates while flying, and lands only to lay eggs, rest its wings, or because it is bored.
