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  1. 26m

    July 6, 1945: After John Curtin's death, deputy Frank Forde was sworn in as prime minister. He served just 8 days.

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    July 6, 1905: Alfred Deakin became prime minister for the second time, when the Reid government lost support.

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  3. Jul 4

    July 5, 1945: Prime Minister John Curtin died at The Lodge. He became prime minister in October 1941.

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  4. Jul 1

    Prime Minister Robert Menzies votes in his seat of Kooyong in the 1963 federal election

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  5. Jun 30

    July 1, 1932: The Australian Broadcasting Commission was established and inaugurated in a special broadcast by Prime Minister Joseph Lyons.

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  6. Jun 26

    June 26, 1987: Former Opposition Leader and Speaker Billy Snedden died. He lost the 1974 election to Gough Whitlam.

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  7. Jun 25

    June 26, 1945: External Affairs Minister HV Evatt signs the United Nations founding charter in San Francisco.

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  8. Jun 25

    John Howard at the Liberal Party's 1996 election campaign launch

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  9. Jun 25

    June 26, 2013: Kevin Rudd defeated Julia Gillard in a leadership vote, becoming prime minister for a second time.

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  10. Jun 21

    June 22, 1926: The government established the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, later the CSIRO, to foster applied research.

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  11. Jun 20

    June 21, 1920: The Prince of Wales laid Canberra's foundation stone, remarking the city was "chiefly foundation stones" and not much else.

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  12. Jun 20

    June 21, 1966: Labor leader Arthur Calwell received minor injuries in an assassination attempt after a Sydney rally.

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  13. Jun 19

    Malcolm and Tamie Fraser visit the Sanzen-in Temple in Kyoto, Japan, June 1976

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  14. Jun 18

    Prime Minister Paul Keating at Labor's 1996 election campaign launch in Melbourne

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  15. Jun 18

    Gough Whitlam at Labor's 1972 election campaign launch

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  16. Jun 16

    June 17, 2015: Australia signs a free trade agreement with China.

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  17. Jun 16

    Margaret Fisher with Australians and New Zealanders in a London demonstration for women's suffrage, June 17 1911

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  19. Jun 15

    Prime Minister John Howard wears a bulletproof vest while addressing a gun rally in Sale, Victoria, June 16, 1996

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  20. Jun 15

    Malcolm and Tamie Fraser meet the Emperor and Empress of Japan, June 16, 1976

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