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John Malcolm Fraser AC, CH, GCL (/ˈfreɪzər/; 21 May 1930 – 20 March 2015) was an Australian politician who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Liberal Party from 1975 to 1983.
Elected to the Australian Parliament seat of Wannon in 1955 at the age of 25, Fraser was appointed to the Cabinet in 1966. After rising to become Minister for Defence in 1969, he was regarded as a contender for the leadership of the Liberal Party following their defeat in 1972, but he lost that contest to Billy Snedden. Fraser challenged Snedden in 1975 and was elected Leader of the Liberal Party, becoming the Leader of the Opposition.
Fraser was appointed as caretaker prime minister on 11 November 1975 by the Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr, following the controversial dismissal of the Whitlam Government in which he played a key role. He went on to win the largest parliamentary majority as a proportion of seats in Australian political history at the subsequent election. After two further election victories in 1977 and 1980, he was defeated by the Bob Hawke-led Australian Labor Party in 1983 and left parliament shortly after.
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime minister is the presiding member and chairman of the cabinet. In a minority of systems, notably in semi-presidential systems of government, a prime minister is the official who is appointed to manage the civil service and execute the directives of the head of state.
In parliamentary systems fashioned after the Westminster system, the prime minister is the presiding and actual head of government and head of the executive branch. In such systems, the head of state or the head of state's official representative (i.e. the monarch, president, or governor-general) usually holds a largely ceremonial position, although often with reserve powers.
The prime minister is often, but not always, a member of parliament and is expected with other ministers to ensure the passage of bills through the legislature. In some monarchies the monarch may also exercise executive powers (known as the royal prerogative) that are constitutionally vested in the crown and may be exercised without the approval of parliament.
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Robert James Lee "Bob" Hawke, Sr. AC, GCL (born 9 December 1929) is an Australian politician who was the Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Labor Party from 1983 to 1991.
After graduating from the University of Oxford in 1956, Hawke was allowed to join the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) as a research officer. Having risen to become responsible for wage arbitration, he was elected President of the ACTU in 1969, where he achieved an unprecedented level of popularity. After a decade as ACTU President, Hawke announced his intention to enter politics, and was immediately elected to the House of Representatives as the Labor MP for Wills.
Three years later, he led Labor to a landslide election victory at the 1983 election and was sworn in as Prime Minister. He led Labor to victory at three more elections in 1984, 1987 and 1990, thus making him the most successful Labor Leader in history. The Hawke Government created Medicare and Landcare, brokered the Prices and Incomes Accord, formed APEC, floated the Australian dollar, deregulated the financial sector, introduced the Family Assistance Scheme, announced Advance Australia Fair as the official national anthem and initiated superannuation pension schemes for all workers.
Actors: Phillip Noyce (writer), George Miller (director), Bill Hunter (actor), George Miller (producer), George Miller (writer), Martin Vaughan (actor), John Meillon (actor), John Hargreaves (actor), Vincent Ball (actor), John Clayton (actor), Tony Barry (actor), Ed Devereaux (actor), Dennis Miller (actor), Phillip Noyce (director), Arthur Dignam (actor),
Plot: The drama surrounding the dismissal of Mr. Gough Whitlam as the Labor Prime Minister of Australia - on 11 November, 1975 - by the then Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr - and the subsequent installation, in Parliament, of the Liberal 'caretaker government' and Mr. Malcolm Fraser as the 'caretaker' Prime Minister.
Keywords: australia, government, governor-general, intrigue, politics, prime-minister, tv-mini-seriesActors: Charles Giblyn (writer), Bess Meredyth (writer), Constance Talmadge (actress), J. Herbert Frank (actor), Gladden James (actor), Charles Giblyn (director), Ida Darling (actress), William T. Carleton (actor), Cosmo Hamilton (writer), Harry C. Browne (actor), Mattie Ferguson (actress), Aimee Dalmores (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Romance,Look back on the life and times of former Australian prime minister Malcolm Fraser, as remembered by his parliamentary contemporaries.
In 2010 former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser spoke to Kerry O'Brien about his political legacy, the 1975 dismissal of Gough Whitlam, and his view of where Australia is headed in the future. Read more here: http://ab.co/1FHbNsp
Full Title: President Reagan’s Remarks followed by Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser of Australia Remarks during his State Visit on C-9 on June 30, 1981 Creator(s): President (1981-1989 : Reagan). White House Television Office. 1/20/1981-1/20/1989 (Most Recent) Series: Video Recordings, 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989 Collection: Records of the White House Television Office (WHTV) (Reagan Administration), 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989 Transcript: https://www.reaganlibrary.archives.gov/archives/speeches/1981/63081b.htm Production Date: 6/30/1981 Access Restriction(s):Unrestricted Use Restriction(s):Unrestricted Contact(s): Ronald Reagan Library (LP-RR), 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley, CA 93065-0600 Phone: 800-410-8354, Fax: 805-577-4074, Email: reagan.library@nara.gov National Archives Identifier:5730...
Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser's 1980 Federal Election Policy Speech, delivered in Melbourne on September 30, 1980. Fraser won the election, his third. He was defeated by Bob Hawke and the ALP in 1983.
Former Liberal Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser serves an ice cold Character Slam to Tony Abbott on ABC1 Q&A; 30/08/2010.
Former PM Bob Hawke pays tribute to his one-time political opponent Malcolm Fraser.
Malcolm Fraser, former PM of Australia, working as head of CARE Australia, gets torpedoed by his PR assistant during interview. Notice the camera guy who doesn't miss a beat and pulls back to get it all.
Late Australian prime minister Malcolm Fraser told ABC's Jane Hutcheon "Australia is going very wrong" on the issue of asylum seekers in 2013.
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser started leading Australia in controversial circumstances during the 70's but went on to make some big changes. TEACHER RESOURCES (yr 5,6,7 English & yr 4,5,6,7 History) "Students will learn about the achievements of Australia's 22nd Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser." http://www.abc.net.au/btn/resources/teacher/episode/20150331-malcolmfraser.pdf BTN STORY PAGE http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4204560.htm RELATED BTN STORY Whitlam Legacy http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4112090.htm Vietnam War http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4522233.htm
Extract of Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser's press conference on February 3, 1983, announcing a double dissolution election for March 5. On the same day, Bob Hawke replaced Bill Hayden as leader of the ALP. Hawke easily defeated Fraser in the election.
In 2010 former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser spoke to Kerry O'Brien about his political legacy, the 1975 dismissal of Gough Whitlam, and his view of where Australia is headed in the future. Read more here: http://ab.co/1FHbNsp
Ita Buttrose speaks to former PM Malcolm Fraser about military action in Iraq and the government's stance on asylum seekers. Studio 10 | 8:30am on TEN
Malcolm Fraser, former PM of Australia, working as head of CARE Australia, gets torpedoed by his PR assistant during interview. Notice the camera guy who doesn't miss a beat and pulls back to get it all.
Former Liberal Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser serves an ice cold Character Slam to Tony Abbott on ABC1 Q&A; 30/08/2010.
On January 3, 1976, Malcolm Fraser invited the ABC News cameras to his rural property, Nareen, in western Victoria. This was his first interview since becoming prime minister after the controversy of the Dismissal in November 1975. ABC ID: 451718, 2000849924
Late Australian prime minister Malcolm Fraser told ABC's Jane Hutcheon "Australia is going very wrong" on the issue of asylum seekers in 2013.
Look back on the life and times of former Australian prime minister Malcolm Fraser, as remembered by his parliamentary contemporaries.
Malcolm Fraser served as Australia's 22nd Prime Minister from 1975 - 1983. His book Dangerous Allies examines Australia's history of strategic dependence and questions the continuation of this position. Malcolm Fraser argues that Australia should adopt a much greater degree of independence in foreign policy, and that we should no longer follow other nations into wars of no direct interest to Australia. He argues for an end to strategic dependence and for a truly independent Australia.
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser started leading Australia in controversial circumstances during the 70's but went on to make some big changes. TEACHER RESOURCES (yr 5,6,7 English & yr 4,5,6,7 History) "Students will learn about the achievements of Australia's 22nd Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser." http://www.abc.net.au/btn/resources/teacher/episode/20150331-malcolmfraser.pdf BTN STORY PAGE http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4204560.htm RELATED BTN STORY Whitlam Legacy http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4112090.htm Vietnam War http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4522233.htm