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Bubba Zanetti Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 508 Gender:	The disaster that was Whitlam Oct 21^st, 2014 at 1:00pm The first 100 days of Whitlam were reknowned for waste and mismanagement. Is this how Gillard will be remember in 50 years time.
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Prime Minister for Canyons Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 26906 Canberra Gender:	Re: The disaster that was Whitlam Reply #1 - Oct 21^st, 2014 at 1:06pm Yes indeed they were reknowned. Now if only you had references or a spell checker.
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Bubba Zanetti Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 508 Gender:	Re: The disaster that was Whitlam Reply #2 - Oct 21^st, 2014 at 1:09pm Renowned, o.k teach? Either way, he still sucked.
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Prime Minister for Canyons Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 26906 Canberra Gender:	Re: The disaster that was Whitlam Reply #3 - Oct 21^st, 2014 at 1:11pm True, it must have been good to have been a 3 yr old cheering at the thought of poo PM walking out the door.
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\|dev\|null Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4434 Gender:	Re: The disaster that was Whitlam Reply #4 - Oct 21^st, 2014 at 1:17pm Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 21^st, 2014 at 1:00pm: The first 100 days of Whitlam were reknowned for waste and mismanagement. Is this how Gillard will be remember in 50 years time.
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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: The disaster that was Whitlam Reply #5 - Oct 21^st, 2014 at 1:22pm Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 21^st, 2014 at 1:00pm: The first 100 days of Whitlam were reknowned for waste and mismanagement. Is this how Gillard will be remember in 50 years time.
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____ Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 33410 Australia Gender:	Re: The disaster that was Whitlam Reply #6 - Oct 21^st, 2014 at 1:24pm Gillard will be known as the first female PM Her leadership was strong and she handled herself well except her last decision to attack Rudd shadows when she didn't have too. History will be very kind to Gillard.
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Swagman Gold Member Offline Beware of cheap imitations...... Posts: 15095 Illawarra NSW Gender:	Re: The disaster that was Whitlam Reply #7 - Oct 21^st, 2014 at 1:43pm ____ wrote on Oct 21^st, 2014 at 1:24pm: Gillard will be known as the first female PM Her leadership was strong and she handled herself well except her last decision to attack Rudd shadows when she didn't have too. History will be very kind to Gillard. Kinder than her own comrades anyway...
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crocodile Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6682 Gender:	Re: The disaster that was Whitlam Reply #8 - Oct 21^st, 2014 at 1:51pm Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 21^st, 2014 at 1:00pm: The first 100 days of Whitlam were reknowned for waste and mismanagement. Is this how Gillard will be remember in 50 years time. I'd be interested in your considered opinion as to what these specific disasters were.
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Reply #9 - Oct 21^st, 2014 at 1:52pm

Funny how the leftard swarm come out just because someone chooses fact over mushy sentimentality. I'm not trolling anyone; I'm just stating what a lot of unbiased Aussies already know. My old dad constantly told me what a socialist criminal Gough was, and my dad was a blue-singlet wearing labor man through and through.

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Reply #10 - Oct 21^st, 2014 at 1:54pm

The Whitlam government is often reviled, but in three years managed, among other things, to:

•End conscription

•Withdraw troops from Vietnam

•Begin to work toward equal pay for women

•Establish a single department of Defence

•Grant independence to Papua New Guinea

•Abolish tertiary education fees

•Raise the age pension to 25 per cent of average male weekly earnings

•Establish Medibank

•Introduce no-fault divorce

•Pass a series of laws banning racial and sexual discrimination

•Extend maternity leave and benefits to single mothers

•Establish the Legal Aid Office

•Establish the National Film and Television School

•Launch construction of the National Gallery of Australia

•Reopen diplomatic ties with China

•Establish the Trades Practices Commission

•Establish the National Parks and Wildlife Service

•Establish the Law Reform Commission

•Establish the Australian Film Commission, the Australia Council and the Australian Heritage Commission

•Create Telecom and Australia Post from the Postmaster-Generals Department.

•Devise the Order of Australia to replace the British Honours system

•Abolish appeals to the Privy Council in the UK

•Change the national anthem to Advance Australia Fair

•Institute Aboriginal land rights

Not bad for three years work

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Quoth the Raven "Nevermore"

Raven would rather ask questions that may never be answered, then accept answers which must never be questioned.

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Reply #11 - Oct 21^st, 2014 at 2:07pm

Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 21^st, 2014 at 1:52pm:

Funny how the leftard swarm come out just because someone chooses fact over mushy sentimentality. I'm not trolling anyone; I'm just stating what a lot of unbiased Aussies already know. My old dad constantly told me what a socialist criminal Gough was, and my dad was a blue-singlet wearing labor man through and through.

So essentially you're trotting out opinion.

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In a time of universal deceit — telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

No evidence whatsoever it can be attributed to George Orwell or Eric Arthur Blair (in fact the same guy)

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Reply #12 - Oct 21^st, 2014 at 2:11pm

Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 21^st, 2014 at 1:52pm:

Funny how the leftard swarm come out just because someone chooses fact over mushy sentimentality. I'm not trolling anyone; I'm just stating what a lot of unbiased Aussies already know. My old dad constantly told me what a socialist criminal Gough was, and my dad was a blue-singlet wearing labor man through and through.

wow an undisputable source pf opinion ..... ya blue-singlet - dad!!!!!

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Reply #13 - Oct 21^st, 2014 at 2:13pm

Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 21^st, 2014 at 1:52pm:

Funny how the leftard swarm come out just because someone chooses fact over mushy sentimentality. I'm not trolling anyone; I'm just stating what a lot of unbiased Aussies already know. My old dad constantly told me what a socialist criminal Gough was, and my dad was a blue-singlet wearing labor man through and through.

Not really, You made a statement. Expect to get called out for it.

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Very funny Scotty, now beam down my clothes.

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Dnarever Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 57150 Here Gender:	Re: The disaster that was Whitlam Reply #14 - Oct 21^st, 2014 at 2:16pm Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 21^st, 2014 at 1:00pm: The first 100 days of Whitlam were reknowned for waste and mismanagement. Is this how Gillard will be remember in 50 years time. The first 100 days of Whitlam were renowned for waste and mismanagement Bet you can not support that rubbish ?
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