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Index John Gorton

Sir John Grey Gorton (9 September 1911 – 19 May 2002) was an Australian politician, farmer and airman who served as the 19th prime minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971.[1]

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  1. 289 relations: Abortion, Ainsley Gotto, Alan Ramsey, Andrew Peacock, Anglo-Australian Telescope, Anti-communism, Antony Green, Athol Townley, Austin Hospital, Australia Party, Australian Capital Territory, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, Australian Film, Television and Radio School, Australian House of Representatives, Australian National University, Australian rules football, Australian Senate, Backbencher, Balance of power (parliament), Bangor, Maine, Bert Kelly, Bettina Gorton, Billy Snedden, Bintan Island, Bintan Regency, Bob Hawke, Book of Deuteronomy, Brasenose College Boat Club, Brasenose College, Oxford, Brian Harradine, British undergraduate degree classification, Cabinet of Australia, Cadre (military), Canberra, Cannabis (drug), Catholic education in Australia, Centenary Medal, Centralisation, Charles Davidson (politician), Charles F. Adams-class destroyer, Chifley government, Chris Watson, Christian socialism, Cinema of Australia, Clyde Cameron, Coalition (Australia), Commonwealth Literary Fund, Commonwealth Railways CL class, Communist Party of Australia, Confidence and supply, ... Expand index (239 more) »

  2. Australian Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
  3. Australian Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour
  4. Australian agnostics
  5. Leaders of the Liberal Party of Australia
  6. Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Higgins
  7. Prime ministers of Australia

Abortion

Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus.

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Ainsley Gotto

Ainsley Gotto (14 February 1946 – 25 February 2018) was an Australian public servant and entrepreneur, who was the private secretary to John Gorton, the Prime Minister of Australia in the late 1960s.

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Alan Ramsey

Alan Graham Ramsey (3 January 193824 November 2020) was an Australian journalist and columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald from 1986 to 2008.

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Andrew Peacock

Andrew Sharp Peacock (13 February 193916 April 2021) was an Australian politician and diplomat. John Gorton and Andrew Peacock are Australian monarchists, Companions of the Order of Australia, leaders of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Australian House of Representatives and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Anglo-Australian Telescope

The Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) is a 3.9-metre equatorially mounted telescope operated by the Australian Astronomical Observatory and situated at the Siding Spring Observatory, Australia, at an altitude of a little over 1,100 m.

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Anti-communism

Anti-communism is political and ideological opposition to communist beliefs, groups, and individuals.

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Antony Green

Antony John Green (born 2 March 1960) is an Australian psephologist and commentator.

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Athol Townley

Athol Gordon Townley (3 October 190524 December 1963) was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1949 until his death in 1963. John Gorton and Athol Townley are defence ministers of Australia, Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Australian House of Representatives and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Austin Hospital

The Austin Hospital is a public teaching hospital in Melbourne's north-eastern suburb of Heidelberg, and is administered by Austin Health, along with the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre.

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Australia Party

The Australia Party was a minor political party established initially in 1966 as the Liberal Reform Group.

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Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a federal territory of Australia.

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Australian Commonwealth Naval Board

The Australian Commonwealth Naval Board was the governing authority over the Royal Australian Navy from its inception and through World Wars I and II.

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Australian Film, Television and Radio School

The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), formerly Australian Film and Television School, is Australia's national screen arts and broadcast school.

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Australian House of Representatives

The Australian House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the upper house being the Senate.

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Australian National University

The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university and member of the Group of Eight, located in Canberra, the capital of Australia.

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Australian rules football, also called Australian football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground.

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Australian Senate

The Australian Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives.

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Backbencher

In Westminster and other parliamentary systems, a backbencher is a member of parliament (MP) or a legislator who occupies no governmental office and is not a frontbench spokesperson in the Opposition, being instead simply a member of the "rank and file".

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Balance of power (parliament)

In parliamentary politics, balance of power is a situation in which one or more members of a parliamentary or similar chamber can by their uncommitted vote enable a party to attain and remain in minority government.

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Bangor, Maine

Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States.

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Bert Kelly

Charles Robert "Bert" Kelly CMG (22 June 1912 – 17 January 1997) was an Australian politician. John Gorton and Bert Kelly are Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia and members of the Australian House of Representatives.

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Bettina Gorton

Bettina Edith Gorton, Lady Gorton (née Brown; 23 June 1915 – 2 October 1983) was an American-born Australian academic who was best known as the first wife of John Gorton, the 19th Prime Minister of Australia.

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Billy Snedden

Sir Billy Mackie Snedden, (31 December 1926 – 27 June 1987) was an Australian politician who served as the leader of the Liberal Party from 1972 to 1975. John Gorton and Billy Snedden are Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Australian monarchists, leaders of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Australian House of Representatives, members of the Cabinet of Australia and Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II.

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Bintan Island

Bintan Island or Negeri Segantang Lada is an island in the Riau archipelago of Indonesia.

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Bintan Regency

Bintan Regency (originally the Riau Islands Regency; Kabupaten Kepulauan Riau) is an administrative area in the Riau Islands Province of Indonesia.

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Bob Hawke

Robert James Lee Hawke (9 December 1929 – 16 May 2019) was an Australian politician and trade unionist who served as the 23rd prime minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991. John Gorton and Bob Hawke are Australian agnostics, Companions of the Order of Australia, members of the Australian House of Representatives, members of the Cabinet of Australia and prime ministers of Australia.

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Book of Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy (second law; Liber Deuteronomii) is the fifth book of the Torah (in Judaism), where it is called (דְּבָרִים|Dəḇārīm| words) and the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.

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Brasenose College Boat Club

Brasenose College Boat Club (BNCBC) is the rowing club of Brasenose College, Oxford, in Oxford, England.

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Brasenose College, Oxford

Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

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Brian Harradine

Richard William Brian Harradine (9 January 1935 – 14 April 2014) was an Australian politician who served as an independent member of the Australian Senate, from 1975 to 2005, representing the state of Tasmania. John Gorton and Brian Harradine are independent members of the Parliament of Australia and members of the Australian Senate.

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British undergraduate degree classification

The British undergraduate degree classification system is a grading structure used for undergraduate degrees or bachelor's degrees and integrated master's degrees in the United Kingdom.

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Cabinet of Australia

The Cabinet of Australia, also known as the Federal Cabinet, is the chief decision-making body of the Australian government.

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Cadre (military)

A cadre is the complement of commissioned officers and non-commissioned officers of a military unit responsible for training the rest of the unit.

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Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia.

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Cannabis (drug)

Cannabis, also known as marijuana or weed, among other names, is a non-chemically uniform drug from the cannabis plant.

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Catholic education in Australia

Catholic education in Australia refers to the education services provided by the Catholic Church in Australia within the Australian education system.

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Centenary Medal

The Centenary Medal is an award which was created by the Australian Government in 2001.

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Centralisation

Centralisation or centralization (see spelling differences) is the process by which the activities of an entity or organization, particularly those regarding planning, decision-making and control of strategies and policies, become concentrated within a particular group, sector, department or region within that entity or organization.

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Charles Davidson (politician)

Sir Charles William Davidson KBE (14 September 1897 – 29 November 1985) was an Australian politician. John Gorton and Charles Davidson (politician) are Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Australian House of Representatives and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Charles F. Adams-class destroyer

The Charles F. Adams class is a ship class of 29 guided-missile destroyers (DDG) built between 1958 and 1967.

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Chifley government

The Chifley government was the federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister Ben Chifley.

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Chris Watson

John Christian Watson (born Johan Cristian Tanck; 9 April 186718 November 1941) was an Australian politician who served as the third prime minister of Australia from 27 April to 18 August 1904. John Gorton and Chris Watson are Australian people of German descent, Australian people of Irish descent, members of the Australian House of Representatives, members of the Cabinet of Australia and prime ministers of Australia.

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Christian socialism is a religious and political philosophy that blends Christianity and socialism, endorsing socialist economics on the basis of the Bible and the teachings of Jesus.

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Cinema of Australia

The cinema of Australia began with the 1906 production of The Story of the Kelly Gang, arguably the world's first feature film.

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Clyde Cameron

Clyde Robert Cameron, (11 February 191314 March 2008) was an Australian politician. John Gorton and Clyde Cameron are members of the Australian House of Representatives and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Coalition (Australia)

The Liberal–National Coalition, commonly known simply as the Coalition or the LNP, is an alliance of centre-right to right-wing political parties that forms one of the two major groupings in Australian federal politics.

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Commonwealth Literary Fund

The Commonwealth Literary Fund (CLF) was an Australian Government initiative founded in 1908 to assist needy Australian writers and their families.

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Commonwealth Railways CL class

The CL class is a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Granville for the Commonwealth Railways in several batches between 1970 and 1972.

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Communist Party of Australia

The Communist Party of Australia (CPA), known as the Australian Communist Party (ACP) from 1944 to 1951, was an Australian communist party founded in 1920.

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Confidence and supply

In parliamentary democracies based on the Westminster system, confidence and supply is an arrangement under which a minority government (one which does not control a majority in the legislature) receives the support of one or more parties or independent MPs on confidence votes and the state budget ("supply").

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Conscience vote

A conscience vote or free vote is a type of vote in a legislative body where legislators are allowed to vote according to their own personal conscience rather than according to an official line set down by their political party.

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Cronulla, New South Wales

Cronulla is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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Crossbencher

A crossbencher is a minor party or independent member of some legislatures, such as the British House of Lords and the Parliament of Australia.

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Crossing the floor

In some parliamentary systems (e.g., in Canada and the United Kingdom), politicians are said to cross the floor if they formally change their political affiliation to a political party different from the one they were initially elected under.

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CSIRO

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is an Australian Government agency responsible for scientific research.

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Curtiss P-40 Warhawk variants

The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was a WWII fighter aircraft that was developed from the P-36 Hawk, via the P-37.

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Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin (Larrakia) is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia.

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David Fairbairn (politician)

Sir David Eric Fairbairn, (3 March 1917 – 1 June 1994) was an Australian politician. John Gorton and David Fairbairn (politician) are defence ministers of Australia, Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Australian House of Representatives, members of the Cabinet of Australia, Royal Australian Air Force officers and Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II.

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David Hains

David Hains (– 22 January 2023) was an Australian businessman, engineer, and horse breeder.

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David McKenzie (Victorian politician)

David Charles McKenzie (born 30 May 1933) is a former Australian politician. John Gorton and David McKenzie (Victorian politician) are members of the Australian House of Representatives.

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Democratic Labor Party (Australia, 1955)

The Democratic Labor Party (DLP) was an Australian political party.

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Denham Henty

Sir Norman Henry Denham Henty, KBE (13 October 1903 – 9 May 1978) was an Australian politician. John Gorton and Denham Henty are Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Australian Senate and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Department of Education and Science (Australia)

The Department of Education and Science was an Australian government department that existed between December 1966 and December 1972.

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Department of Works (1952–1973)

The Department of Works was an Australian government department that existed between June 1952 and November 1973.

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Disappearance of Harold Holt

On 17 December 1967, Harold Holt, the 17th prime minister of Australia, disappeared while swimming in the sea near Portsea, Victoria.

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Division of Henty

The Division of Henty was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria.

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Division of Higgins

The Division of Higgins is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria for the Australian House of Representatives.

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Division of Mallee

The Division of Mallee is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria.

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Domino theory

The domino theory is a geopolitical theory which posits that changes in the political structure of one country tend to spread to neighboring countries in a domino effect.

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Don Chipp

Donald Leslie Chipp, AO (21 August 1925 – 28 August 2006) was an Australian politician who was the inaugural leader of the Australian Democrats, leading the party from 1977 to 1986. John Gorton and Don Chipp are Australian monarchists, defence ministers of Australia, independent members of the Parliament of Australia, Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Australian House of Representatives, members of the Australian Senate, members of the Australian Senate for Victoria, members of the Cabinet of Australia and Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II.

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Doug Anthony

John Douglas Anthony (31 December 192920 December 2020) was an Australian politician. John Gorton and Doug Anthony are Australian Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour, Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Companions of the Order of Australia, members of the Australian House of Representatives and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Doug McClelland

Douglas McClelland (born 5 August 1926) is an Australian former politician who served as a Senator for New South Wales from 1962 to 1987, representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP). John Gorton and Doug McClelland are Companions of the Order of Australia, members of the Australian Senate and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Dudley Erwin

George Dudley Erwin (20 August 191729 October 1984) was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1955 to 1975, representing the Liberal Party. John Gorton and Dudley Erwin are Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Australian House of Representatives, Royal Australian Air Force officers and Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II.

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Durban

Durban (eThekwini, from itheku meaning "bay, lagoon") is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.

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Economic nationalism

Economic nationalism or nationalist economics is an ideology that prioritizes state intervention in the economy, including policies like domestic control and the use of tariffs and restrictions on labor, goods, and capital movement.

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Edgecliff, New South Wales

Edgecliff is a small suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022.

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Empire of Japan

The Empire of Japan, also referred to as the Japanese Empire, Imperial Japan, or simply Japan, was the Japanese nation-state that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the reformed Constitution of Japan in 1947.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Fall of Singapore

The fall of Singapore, also known as the Battle of Singapore, took place in the South–East Asian theatre of the Pacific War.

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Family Law Act 1975

The Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia.

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Fightback! (policy)

Fightback! was a 650-page economic policy package document proposed by John Hewson, federal leader of the Liberal Party of Australia and Leader of the Opposition from 1990 to 1994.

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First Gorton ministry

The First Gorton ministry (Liberal–Country Coalition) was the 44th ministry of the Government of Australia.

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Fleet Air Arm (RAN)

The Fleet Air Arm (FAA), known formerly as the Australian Navy Aviation Group, is the division of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) responsible for the operation of aircraft.

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Flight lieutenant

Flight lieutenant (Flt Lt or F/L) is a junior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor.

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Fraser government

The Fraser government was the federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser.

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Fremantle

Fremantle is a port city in Western Australia located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital.

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Frontbencher

In many parliaments and other similar assemblies, seating is typically arranged in banks or rows, with each political party or caucus grouped together.

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Garfield Barwick

Sir Garfield Edward John Barwick (22 June 190313 July 1997) was an Australian judge who was the seventh and longest serving Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1964 to 1981. John Gorton and Garfield Barwick are Australian Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia and members of the Australian House of Representatives.

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Gay bashing

Gay bashing is an attack, abuse, or assault committed against a person who is perceived by the aggressor to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ+).

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Geelong Grammar School

Geelong Grammar School is a private Anglican co-educational boarding and day school.

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George Julius

Sir George Alfred Julius (29 April 187328 June 1946) was an English-born New Zealand inventor and entrepreneur.

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George Tuckett (politician)

George Joseph Tuckett (29 October 1873 – 19 November 1963) was an Australian politician.

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Gordon Freeth

Sir Gordon Freeth, KBE (6 August 191427 November 2001) was an Australian politician and diplomat. John Gorton and Gordon Freeth are Australian World War II pilots, Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Australian House of Representatives, members of the Cabinet of Australia, people educated at Sydney Church of England Grammar School, Royal Australian Air Force officers and Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II.

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Gorton government

The Gorton government was the federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister John Gorton.

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Gough Whitlam

Edward Gough Whitlam (11 July 191621 October 2014) was the 21st prime minister of Australia, serving from 1972 to 1975. John Gorton and Gough Whitlam are Australian agnostics, Companions of the Order of Australia, members of the Australian House of Representatives, members of the Cabinet of Australia, people of the Vietnam War, prime ministers of Australia, Royal Australian Air Force officers and Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II.

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Harold Hird

Harold James Hird (born 24 February 1942) is an Australian former politician who was a member of the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Ginninderra for the Liberal Party from 1995 to 2001.

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Harold Holt

Harold Edward Holt (5 August 190817 December 1967) was an Australian politician and lawyer who served as the 17th prime minister of Australia from 1966 until his disappearance and presumed death in 1967. John Gorton and Harold Holt are Australian Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour, Australian agnostics, Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Australian monarchists, Australian people of English descent, Australian people of German descent, Australian people of Irish descent, leaders of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Australian House of Representatives, members of the Australian House of Representatives for Higgins, members of the Cabinet of Australia, people of the Vietnam War and prime ministers of Australia.

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Hawker Hurricane

The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–40s which was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd.

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Henry Bolte

Sir Henry Edward Bolte (20 May 1908 – 4 January 1990) was an Australian politician who served as the 38th premier of Victoria from 1955 to 1972. John Gorton and Henry Bolte are Australian Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Australian monarchists and Australian people of German descent.

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HMAS Ballarat (J184)

HMAS Ballarat (J184), named for the city of Ballarat, Victoria, was one of 60 ''Bathurst''-class corvettes constructed during World War II and one of 20 built for the Admiralty but manned by personnel of and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

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Holt government

The Holt government was the federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister Harold Holt.

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Independent politician

An independent, non-partisan politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association.

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Indigenous land rights in Australia

In Australia, Indigenous land rights or Aboriginal land rights are the rights and interests in land of Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people; the term may also include the struggle for those rights.

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The Intermediate Certificate was a certificate awarded in Australia for the successful completion of three years of high school.

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Ivor Greenwood

Ivor John Greenwood (15 November 192613 October 1976) was an Australian barrister and politician. John Gorton and Ivor Greenwood are Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Australian Senate, members of the Australian Senate for Victoria and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Jakarta

Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (DKI Jakarta) and formerly known as Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia.

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James Killen

Sir Denis James "Jim" Killen, (23 November 1925 – 12 January 2007) was an Australian politician and a Liberal Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from December 1955 to August 1983, representing the Division of Moreton in Queensland. John Gorton and James Killen are Australian monarchists, Companions of the Order of Australia, defence ministers of Australia, Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Australian House of Representatives, members of the Cabinet of Australia and Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II.

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James Ralph Darling

Sir James Ralph Darling, CMG, OBE (18 June 1899 – 1 November 1995) was the English-born Australian headmaster of Geelong Grammar School (1930–1961), and Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Commission (1961–1967).

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Jim Forbes (Australian politician)

Alexander James de Burgh Forbes, (16 December 1923 – 10 August 2019), often known as A. J. Forbes, was an Australian politician. John Gorton and Jim Forbes (Australian politician) are Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia.

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Johannesburg

Johannesburg (Zulu and Xhosa: eGoli) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa with 4,803,262 people, and is classified as a megacity; it is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world.

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John Brogden (politician)

John Gilbert Brogden (born 28 March 1969) is an Australian businessman, philanthropist, and former politician.

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John Hewson

John Robert Hewson AM (born 28 October 1946) is an Australian former politician who served as leader of the Liberal Party from 1990 to 1994. John Gorton and John Hewson are leaders of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia and members of the Australian House of Representatives.

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John Howard

John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian former politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007. John Gorton and John Howard are Australian monarchists, Companions of the Order of Australia, leaders of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Cabinet of Australia and prime ministers of Australia.

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John McEwen

Sir John McEwen (29 March 1900 – 20 November 1980) was an Australian politician and farmer who served as the 18th prime minister of Australia from 1967 to 1968, in a caretaker capacity following the disappearance of prime minister Harold Holt. John Gorton and John McEwen are Australian Freemasons, Australian Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Australian Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour, Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Australian monarchists, Australian people of English descent, members of the Australian House of Representatives, members of the Cabinet of Australia and prime ministers of Australia.

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John Wheeldon

John Murray Wheeldon (9 August 192924 May 2006) was an Australian politician and journalist. John Gorton and John Wheeldon are members of the Australian Senate and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Joseph Lyons

Joseph Aloysius Lyons (15 September 1879 – 7 April 1939) was an Australian politician who was the tenth prime minister of Australia, in office from 1932 until his death in 1939. John Gorton and Joseph Lyons are Australian Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour, Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Australian people of Irish descent, defence ministers of Australia, members of the Australian House of Representatives, members of the Cabinet of Australia and prime ministers of Australia.

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Kaidai-type submarine

The was a type of first-class submarine operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) before and during World War II.

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Kallang

Kallang is a planning area and residential zone located in the Central Region of Singapore.

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Keith Murdoch

Sir Keith Arthur Murdoch (12 August 1885 – 4 October 1952) was an Australian journalist and newspaper proprietor who was the founder of the Murdoch media empire.

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Ken Anderson (politician)

Sir Kenneth McColl Anderson (11 October 1909 – 29 March 1985) was an Australian politician. John Gorton and Ken Anderson (politician) are Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Australian Senate and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Kerang

Kerang is a town on the Loddon River in northern Victoria in Australia.

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Killara

Killara is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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Larrikin

Larrikin is an Australian English term meaning "a mischievous young person, an uncultivated, rowdy but good-hearted person", or "a person who acts with apparent disregard for social or political conventions".

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Leader of the Government in the Senate (Australia)

The Leader of the Government in the Senate (historically also known as the Leader of the Senate) is the government's most senior cabinet minister in the Australian Senate and the main government spokesperson in the Senate. John Gorton and Leader of the Government in the Senate (Australia) are members of the Australian Senate and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Leander Club

Leander Club, founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, and the oldest non-academic club.

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Les Bury

Leslie Harry Ernest Bury CMG (25 February 1913 – 7 September 1986) was an Australian politician and economist. John Gorton and Les Bury are Australian monarchists, Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Australian House of Representatives and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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LGBT rights in Australia

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Australia rank among the highest in the world; having significantly advanced over the latter half of the 20th century and early 21st century.

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Liberal Movement (Australia)

The Liberal Movement (LM) was a South Australian political party which existed from 1973 to 1976, and was a forerunner to the Australian Democrats.

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Liberal Party of Australia

The Liberal Party of Australia is a centre-right political party in Australia.

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Lisa Gorton

Lisa Gorton (born 1972) is an Australian poet, novelist, literary editor and essayist.

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List of states with nuclear weapons

Eight sovereign states have publicly announced successful detonation of nuclear weapons.

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Magnus Cormack

Sir Magnus Cameron Cormack KBE (12 February 1906 – 26 November 1994) was an Australian politician. John Gorton and Magnus Cormack are Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Australian Senate and members of the Australian Senate for Victoria.

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Maine

Maine is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Lower 48.

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Malayan campaign

The Malayan campaign, referred to by Japanese sources as the, was a military campaign fought by Allied and Axis forces in Malaya, from 8 December 1941 – 15 February 1942 during the Second World War.

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Malcolm Fraser

John Malcolm Fraser (21 May 1930 – 20 March 2015) was an Australian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983. John Gorton and Malcolm Fraser are Australian Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour, Australian agnostics, Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Burials at Melbourne General Cemetery, Companions of the Order of Australia, defence ministers of Australia, leaders of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Australian House of Representatives, members of the Cabinet of Australia and prime ministers of Australia.

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Malcolm Scott (politician)

Malcolm Fox Scott (11 May 1911 – 31 May 1989) was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Western Australia from 1950 to 1971, representing the Liberal Party. John Gorton and Malcolm Scott (politician) are Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia and members of the Australian Senate.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 552,000 at the 2021 census.

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Manifest (transportation)

Vessels are under no legal obligation to carry a manifest and, indeed, it is only necessary for neutral vessels in a time of war.

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Melbourne

Melbourne (Boonwurrung/Narrm or Naarm) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia, after Sydney.

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Melbourne General Cemetery

The Melbourne General Cemetery is a large (43 hectare) necropolis located north of the city of Melbourne in the suburb of Carlton North.

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Menzies government (1949–1966)

The Menzies government (1949–1966) refers to the second period of federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister Robert Menzies.

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Michelle Grattan

Michelle Grattan (born 30 June 1944) is an Australian journalist who was the first woman to become editor of an Australian metropolitan daily newspaper.

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Mildura

Mildura is a regional city in north-west Victoria, Australia.

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Military history of Australia during the Vietnam War

Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War began with a small commitment of 30 military advisors in 1962, and increased over the following decade to a peak of 7,672 Australian personnel following the Menzies Government's April 1965 decision to upgrade its military commitment to South Vietnam's security.

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Milne Bay

Milne Bay is a large bay in Milne Bay Province, south-eastern Papua New Guinea.

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Minister for Defence (Australia)

The minister for Defence, also known as the Defence minister, is the minister of state of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with overseeing the organisation, implementation, and formulation of strategic policy in defence and military matters as the head of the Department of Defence. John Gorton and minister for Defence (Australia) are defence ministers of Australia.

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Minister for Education (Australia)

In the Government of Australia, the Minister for Education administers the Department of Education.

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Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, also known as the Foreign Minister, is the minister of state of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with overseeing the creation and implementation of international diplomacy, relations and foreign affairs policy, as the head of the foreign affairs section of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

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Minister for Housing (Australia)

The Minister for Housing is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Clare O'Neil since July 2024 in the Albanese ministry.

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Minister for Industry and Science

The Minister for Industry and Science is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Ed Husic in the Albanese ministry since 1 June 2022, following the Australian federal election in 2022.

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Minister for Interior (Australia)

The Australian Minister for Interior was a ministerial portfolio responsible for the local government and external territories administration.

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Misleading of parliament

The misleading of parliament is the knowing presentation of false information to parliament, a very serious charge in Westminster system parliamentary assemblies.

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Moss Cass

Moses Henry Cass (18 February 1927 – 26 February 2022) was an Australian doctor and politician who held ministerial office in the Whitlam government. John Gorton and Moss Cass are members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Motion of no confidence

A motion or vote of no confidence (or the inverse, a motion of confidence and corresponding vote of confidence) is a motion and corresponding vote thereon in a deliberative assembly (usually a legislative body) as to whether an officer (typically an executive) is deemed fit to continue to occupy their office.

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My Way

"My Way" is a song popularized in 1969 by Frank Sinatra set to the music of the French song "Comme d'habitude" composed by Jacques Revaux with lyrics by Gilles Thibaut and Claude François and first performed in 1967 by Claude François.

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Mystic Park

Mystic Park is a locality in the Australian state of Victoria.

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National Archives of Australia

The National Archives of Australia (NAA), formerly known as the Commonwealth Archives Office and Australian Archives, is an Australian Government agency that is the official repository for all federal government documents.

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National Library of Australia

The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act 1960 for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the Australian people", thus functioning as a national library.

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National Museum of Australia

The National Museum of Australia (NMA), in the national capital Canberra, preserves and interprets Australia's social history, exploring the key issues, people and events that have shaped the nation.

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National Party of Australia

The National Party of Australia, also known as The Nationals or The Nats, is a centre-right, agrarian political party in Australia.

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New Guinea

New Guinea (Hiri Motu: Niu Gini; Papua, fossilized Nugini, or historically Irian) is the world's second-largest island, with an area of.

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New Guinea campaign

The New Guinea campaign of the Pacific War lasted from January 1942 until the end of the war in August 1945.

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New South Wales

New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of:Australia.

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New Zealand nationality law

New Zealand nationality law details the conditions by which a person is a national of New Zealand.

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Nigel Bowen

Sir Nigel Hubert Bowen, (26 May 1911 – 27 September 1994) was a Canadian-born Australian lawyer, politician and judge. John Gorton and Nigel Bowen are Australian monarchists, Companions of the Order of Australia, Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Australian House of Representatives and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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No. 135 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF

No.

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No. 232 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 453 Squadron RAAF

No.

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No. 77 Squadron RAAF

No.

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North Victorian Wetlands

The North Victorian Wetlands, also known as the Kerang Wetlands, comprise an extensive series of over 100 freshwater, brackish and saline lakes and swamps on the floodplain of the Loddon River where it enters the Murray valley, in the vicinity of the town of Kerang, in northern Victoria, south-eastern Australia.

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Northern Province (Victoria)

Northern Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council (Australia), It was initially created by the Legislative Council Act 1881 (taking effect at the 1882 elections) and defined as having the following divisions: Echuca Shire, Echuca Borough, Marong, Raywood, Huntly, Waranga, Sandhurst (North), Sandhurst Central, Sandhurst South and Eaglehawk.

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Oberon-class submarine

The Oberon class was a ship class of 27 British-designed submarines operated by five nations.

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Order of Australia

The Order of Australia is an Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service.

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Order of St Michael and St George

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III.

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Order of the Companions of Honour

The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms.

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Pacific War

The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theater, was the theater of World War II that was fought in eastern Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and Oceania.

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Parliament of Australia

The Parliament of Australia (officially the Parliament of the Commonwealth and also known as Federal Parliament) is the legislative body of the federal level of government of Australia.

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Paul Hasluck

Sir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck, (1 April 1905 – 9 January 1993) was an Australian statesman who served as the 17th Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1969 to 1974. John Gorton and Paul Hasluck are Australian Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Australian monarchists, Australian people of English descent, defence ministers of Australia, Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Paywall

A paywall is a method of restricting access to content, with a purchase or a paid subscription, especially news.

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Peter Howson (politician)

Peter Howson CMG (22 May 1919 – 1 February 2009) was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1955 to 1972, representing the Liberal Party. John Gorton and Peter Howson (politician) are Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia and members of the Australian House of Representatives.

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Philippines

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Port Melbourne

Port Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of the Melbourne central business district, located within the Cities of Melbourne and Port Phillip local government areas.

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Prahran

Prahran (also colloquially or), is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Stonnington local government area.

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Preselection

Preselection is the process by which a candidate is selected, usually by a political party, to contest an election for political office.

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The press gallery is the part of a parliament, or other legislative body, where political journalists are allowed to sit or gather to observe and then report speeches and events.

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Prime Minister of Australia

The prime minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia.

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Prime Minister's Department (Australia)

The Prime Minister's Department was an Australian government department that existed between July 1911 and March 1971.

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Privy Council (United Kingdom)

The Privy Council (formally His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council) is a formal body of advisers to the sovereign of the United Kingdom.

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Prostitution

Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment.

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Question time

A question time in a parliament occurs when members of the parliament ask questions of government ministers (including the prime minister), which they are obliged to answer.

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R v Davidson

R v Davidson, also known (particularly among medical practitioners) as the Menhennitt ruling,.

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RAF Honiley

Royal Air Force Honiley or RAF Honiley is a former Royal Air Force station located in Wroxall, Warwickshire, southwest of Coventry, England.

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Railway Transportation

Railway Transportation was a Sydney based monthly trade magazine covering rail transport in Australia.

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Reproductive rights

Reproductive rights are legal rights and freedoms relating to reproduction and reproductive health that vary amongst countries around the world.

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Republicanism in Australia

Republicanism in Australia is a movement to change Australia's system of government from a constitutional monarchy to a republic; notionally, a form of parliamentary republic that would replace the monarch of Australia (currently King Charles III) with a non-royal Australian head of state.

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Richard Casey, Baron Casey

Richard Gavin Gardiner Casey, Baron Casey, (29 August 1890 – 17 June 1976) was an Australian statesman who served as the 16th Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1965 to 1969. John Gorton and Richard Casey, Baron Casey are Australian Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Australian Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour, Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Australian monarchists, Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Australian House of Representatives and members of the Cabinet of Australia.

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Robert Askin

Sir Robert William Askin, GCMG (4 April 1907 – 9 September 1981), was an Australian politician and the 32nd Premier of New South Wales from 1965 to 1975, the first representing the Liberal Party. John Gorton and Robert Askin are Australian Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George.

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Robert Menzies

Sir Robert Gordon Menzies (20 December 1894 – 15 May 1978) was an Australian politician and lawyer who served as the 12th prime minister of Australia from 1939 to 1941 and 1949 to 1966. John Gorton and Robert Menzies are Australian Freemasons, Australian Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour, Australian monarchists, Burials at Melbourne General Cemetery, defence ministers of Australia, leaders of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Australian House of Representatives, members of the Cabinet of Australia, people of the Vietnam War and prime ministers of Australia.

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Roger Shipton

Roger Francis Shipton (5 August 1936 – 18 January 1998) was an Australian politician. John Gorton and Roger Shipton are Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Australian House of Representatives and members of the Australian House of Representatives for Higgins.

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Royal Australian Air Force

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the principal aerial warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army.

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Royal Australian Air Force VIP aircraft

The Royal Australian Air Force operates a number of specialised aircraft to transport the Monarch of Australia and other members of the Royal family, the Governor General of Australia, the Prime Minister of Australia, senior members of the Australian government and other dignitaries.

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Royal Australian Navy

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

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Royal Netherlands East Indies Army

The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger; KNIL) (Tentara Kerajaan Hindia Belanda) was the military force maintained by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in its colony of the Dutch East Indies, in areas that are now part of Indonesia.

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Rupert Murdoch

Keith Rupert Murdoch (born 11 March 1931) is an Australian-born American business magnate, investor, and media proprietor. John Gorton and Rupert Murdoch are Australian people of English descent, Australian people of Irish descent and Companions of the Order of Australia.

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Sanatorium

A sanatorium (from Latin sānāre 'to heal, make healthy'), also sanitarium or sanitorium, is a historic name for a specialised hospital for the treatment of specific diseases, related ailments, and convalescence.

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Second Boer War

The Second Boer War (Tweede Vryheidsoorlog,, 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and Orange Free State) over the Empire's influence in Southern Africa.

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Second Gorton ministry

The Second Gorton ministry (Liberal–Country Coalition) was the 45th ministry of the Government of Australia.

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Second Spanish Republic

The Spanish Republic, commonly known as the Second Spanish Republic, was the form of democratic government in Spain from 1931 to 1939.

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Section 44 of the Constitution of Australia

Section 44 of the Australian Constitution lists the grounds for disqualification on who may become a candidate for election to the Parliament of Australia.

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Seletar Airport

Seletar Airport is a civilian international airport serving the north-east region of Singapore.

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Serjeant-at-arms

A serjeant-at-arms or sergeant-at-arms is an officer appointed by a deliberative body, usually a legislature, to keep order during its meetings.

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Shire of Kerang

The Shire of Kerang was a local government area located in northwestern Victoria, Australia, along the Murray River.

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Siege of Ladysmith

The siege of Ladysmith was a protracted engagement in the Second Boer War, taking place between 2 November 1899 and 28 February 1900 at Ladysmith, Natal.

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Somers, Victoria

Somers is a small coastal town on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area.

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Sortie

A sortie (from the French word meaning ''exit'' or from Latin root surgere meaning to "rise up") is a deployment or dispatch of one military unit, be it an aircraft, ship, or troops, from a strongpoint.

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South China Sea

The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean.

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Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was an international organization for collective defense in Southeast Asia created by the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty signed in September 1954 in Manila, Philippines.

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Special Broadcasting Service

The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is an Australian hybrid-funded public service broadcaster.

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St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney

St Andrew's Cathedral (also known as St Andrew's Anglican Cathedral) is a cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney in the Anglican Church of Australia.

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St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney

St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney is a leading tertiary referral hospital and research facility located in Darlinghurst, Sydney.

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State funeral

A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony, observing the strict rules of protocol, held to honour people of national significance.

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Steele Hall

Raymond Steele Hall (30 November 1928 – 10 June 2024) was an Australian politician who served as the 36th Premier of South Australia from 1968 to 1970. John Gorton and Steele Hall are Australian monarchists and Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia.

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Supermarine Spitfire

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II.

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Sydney Church of England Grammar School

The Sydney Church of England Grammar School (commonly known as Shore or Shore School) is a dual-campus independent Anglican single-sex and co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day and boarding school for boys, located on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Table (parliamentary procedure)

In parliamentary procedure, the verb to table has the opposite meaning in the United States from that of the rest of the world.

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Taiwan independence movement

The Taiwan independence movement is a political movement which advocates the formal declaration of an independent and sovereign Taiwanese state, as opposed to Chinese unification or the status quo in Cross-Strait relations.

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Tamie Fraser

Tamara Margaret "Tamie" Fraser (née Beggs; born 28 February 1936) is the widow of Malcolm Fraser, who held office as Prime Minister of Australia between 1975 and 1983. John Gorton and Tamie Fraser are Australian people of German descent and Australian people of Irish descent.

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Technical and further education

Technical and further education or simply TAFE is the common name in Australia for vocational education, as a subset of tertiary education.

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Thailand

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula.

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The Argus (Melbourne)

The Argus was an Australian daily morning newspaper in Melbourne from 2 June 1846 to 19 January 1957, and was considered to be the general Australian newspaper of record for this period.

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The Australian

The Australian, with its Saturday edition The Weekend Australian, is a broadsheet newspaper published by News Corp Australia since 14 July 1964.

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The Canberra Times

The Canberra Times is a daily newspaper in Canberra, Australia, which is published by Australian Community Media.

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The Herald and Weekly Times

The Herald and Weekly Times Pty Ltd (HWT) is a newspaper publishing company based in Melbourne, Australia.

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The Right Honourable

The Right Honourable (abbreviation: The Rt Hon. or variations) is an honorific style traditionally applied to certain persons and collective bodies in the United Kingdom, the former British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine.

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Thomas Daly (general)

Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Joseph Daly, (19 March 1913 – 5 January 2004) was a senior Australian Army officer, whose career culminated with his appointment as Chief of the General Staff (1966–1971).

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Tom Hughes (Australian politician)

Thomas Eyre Forrest Hughes AO KC (born 26 November 1923) is an Australian former barrister and politician. John Gorton and Tom Hughes (Australian politician) are Australian World War II pilots, Australian people of Irish descent, Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, Royal Australian Air Force officers and Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II.

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Tony Lamb

Antony Hamilton Lamb (born 7 March 1939) is a former Australian politician. John Gorton and Tony Lamb are members of the Australian House of Representatives.

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Two-party-preferred vote

In Australian politics, the two-party-preferred vote (TPP or 2PP) is the result of an election or opinion poll after preferences have been distributed to the highest two candidates, who in some cases can be independents.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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University of Canberra

The University of Canberra (UC) is a public research university with its main campus located in Bruce, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

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University of Oxford

The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England.

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University of Paris

The University of Paris (Université de Paris), known metonymically as the Sorbonne, was the leading university in Paris, France, from 1150 to 1970, except for 1793–1806 during the French Revolution.

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Upper house

An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house.

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Uranium

Uranium is a chemical element; it has symbol U and atomic number 92.

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Victoria (state)

Victoria (commonly abbreviated as Vic) is a state in southeastern Australia.

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Victorian Labor Party

The Victorian Labor Party, officially known as the Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) and commonly referred to simply as Victorian Labor, is the Victorian state branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP).

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Victorian Legislative Council

The Victorian Legislative Council (VLC) is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria, Australia, the lower house being the Legislative Assembly.

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Victorian Liberal Party

The Victorian Liberal Party, officially known as the Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) and branded as Liberal Victoria, is the state division of the Liberal Party of Australia in Victoria.

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Victorian National Party

The National Party of Australia – Victoria is a political party in Victoria, which forms the state branch of the federal Nationals.

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Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.

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Vietnamese boat people

Vietnamese boat people (Thuyền nhân Việt Nam) were refugees who fled Vietnam by boat and ship following the end of the Vietnam War in 1975.

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Vincent's Club

Vincent's Club, popularly known as Vinnie's, is a private members' club in Oxford.

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VIP aircraft affair

The VIP aircraft affair was an Australian political controversy relating to the use of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) VIP aircraft by the Holt government and its predecessor the Menzies government.

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Wagga Wagga

Wagga Wagga (informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.

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War profiteering

A war profiteer is any person or organization that derives unreasonable profit from warfare or by selling weapons and other goods to parties at war.

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Wellington

Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand.

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Westland Wessex

The Westland Wessex is a British-built turbine-powered development of the Sikorsky H-34 (in US service known as Choctaw).

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Westminster system

The Westminster system, or Westminster model, is a type of parliamentary government that incorporates a series of procedures for operating a legislature, first developed in England.

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Whitlam government

The Whitlam government was the federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister Gough Whitlam of the Australian Labor Party.

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William McMahon

Sir William McMahon (23 February 190831 March 1988) was an Australian politician who served as the 20th prime minister of Australia from 1971 to 1972. John Gorton and William McMahon are Australian Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Australian Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour, Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Australian monarchists, Australian people of English descent, Australian people of Irish descent, leaders of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia, members of the Australian House of Representatives, members of the Cabinet of Australia and prime ministers of Australia.

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Wing (military unit)

In military aviation, a wing is a unit of command.

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Wolfenden report

The Report of the Departmental Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution (better known as the Wolfenden report, after Sir John Wolfenden, the chairman of the committee) was published in the United Kingdom on 4 September 1957 after a succession of well-known men, including Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, Michael Pitt-Rivers, John Gielgud, and Peter Wildeblood were convicted of homosexual offences.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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1949 Australian federal election

The 1949 Australian federal elections was held on Saturday December 10, All 121 seats in the House of Representatives and 42 of the 60 seats in the Senate were up for election.

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1951 Australian Communist Party ban referendum

On 22 September 1951, a referendum was held in Australia which sought approval to alter the Australian Constitution to give Parliament the power to make laws regarding communism and communists, so that the Parliament would be empowered to instate a law similar to the Communist Party Dissolution Act of 1950.

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1951 Australian federal election

The 1951 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 28 April 1951.

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1953 Australian Senate election

Half-senate elections were held in Australia on 9 May 1953.

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1958 Australian federal election

The 1958 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 22 November 1958.

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1963 Australian federal election

The 1963 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 30 November 1963.

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1964 Australian Senate election

Elections were held on 5 December 1964 to elect members to half of the 60 seats in the Australian Senate.

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1968 Higgins by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Higgins on 24 February 1968.

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1968 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election

A leadership election in the Liberal Party of Australia, the party of government in the Parliament of Australia, was held on 9 January 1968.

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1969 Australian federal election

The 1969 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 25 October 1969.

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1969 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill

The Liberal Party of Australia held a leadership spill on 7 November 1969, following the party's poor performance at the federal election on 25 October.

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1970 Australian Senate election

An election was held on 21 November 1970 to elect 32 of the 60 seats in the Australian Senate.

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1971 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill

The Liberal Party of Australia held a leadership spill on 10 March 1971.

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1972 Australian federal election

The 1972 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 2 December 1972.

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1972 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election

An election for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia took place on 20 December 1972, following former Prime Minister William McMahon's resignation after his defeat at the 1972 federal election.

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1974 Australian federal election

The 1974 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 18 May 1974.

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1975 Australian constitutional crisis

The 1975 Australian constitutional crisis, also known simply as the Dismissal, culminated on 11 November 1975 with the dismissal from office of the prime minister, Gough Whitlam of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), by Sir John Kerr, the Governor-General who then commissioned the leader of the Opposition, Malcolm Fraser of the Liberal Party, as prime minister.

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1975 Australian federal election

The 1975 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 13 December 1975.

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1975 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill

A spill of the leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia took place on 21 March 1975.

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1983 Australian federal election

The 1983 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 5 March 1983.

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1993 Australian federal election

The 1993 Australian federal election was held to determine the members of the 37th Parliament of Australia.

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1999 Australian republic referendum

The Australian republic referendum held on 6 November 1999 was a two-question referendum to amend the Constitution of Australia.

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See also

Australian Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George

Australian Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour

Australian agnostics

Leaders of the Liberal Party of Australia

Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Higgins

Prime ministers of Australia

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gorton

Also known as Gorton, John, J.G. Gorton, John Grey Gorton, Sir John Gorton, Sir John Grey Gorton.

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