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Today is the 53rd anniversary of the election of the Whitlam government. Here is the Whitlam ministry after being sworn in by the Governor-General, Sir Paul Hasluck. Of the men in this photo, only Doug McClelland (front row, second from right) is still alive, now aged 99.

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Of all the seats held by former leaders of the federal parliamentary Liberal Party since 1943, only Wannon (Malcolm Fraser) and Cook (Scott Morrison) are still held by the Liberals. It is not coincidence that Fraser and Sussan Ley (Farrer) are the only Liberal leaders to hold country seats - the Liberals have lost nearly all their urban seats.

Robert Menzies: Kooyong (independent 2022)
Harold Holt: Higgins (Labor 2022, abolished 2025)
John Gorton: Higgins (Labor 2022, abolished 2025)
Bill McMahon: Lowe (Labor 1998, abolished 2010)
Bill Snedden: Bruce (Labor since 1996)
Malcolm Fraser: Wannon (Liberal since 1955)
Andrew Peacock: Kooyong (independent 2022)
John Howard: Bennelong (Labor 2022)
Andrew Peacock: Kooyong (independent 2022)
John Hewson: Wentworth (independent 2022)
Alexander Downer: Mayo (independent 2016)
John Howard: Bennelong (Labor 2022)
Brendan Nelson: Bradfield (independent 2025)
Malcolm Turnbull: Wentworth (independent 2022)
Tony Abbott: Warringah (independent 2019)
Malcolm Turnbull: Wentworth (independent 2022)
Scott Morrison: Cook (Liberal since 1975)
Peter Dutton: Dickson (Labor 2025)
Sussan Ley: Farrer (Liberal or National since created in 1949)

By comparison, of Labor leaders' seats, none are held by the Liberals, and only Wide Bay (Andrew Fisher) is held by the Nationals.

Chris Watson: Bland (abolished 1906)
Andrew Fisher: Wide Bay (Nationals since 1974)
Bill Hughes: West Sydney (abolished 1969)
Frank Tudor: Yarra (abolished 1969)
Matt Charlton: Hunter (Labor since 1910)
Jim Scullin: Yarra (abolished 1969)
John Curtin: Fremantle (Labor since 1934)
Ben Chifley: Macquarie (Labor since 2016)
Bert Evatt: Barton (Labor since 2016)
Arthur Calwell: Melbourne (Labor 2025)
Gough Whitlam: Werriwa (Labor since 1934)
Bill Hayden: Oxley (Labor since 1998)
Bob Hawke: Wills (Labor since 1996)
Paul Keating: Blaxland (Labor since created in 1949)
Kim Beazley: Brand (Labor since created in 1984)
Simon Crean: Hotham (Labor since 1980)
Mark Latham: Werriwa (Labor since 1934)
Kim Beazley: Brand (Labor since created in 1984)
Kevin Rudd: Griffith (Labor 2025)
Julia Gillard: Lalor (Labor since 1969)
Kevin Rudd: Griffith (Labor 2025)
Bill Shorten: Maribyrnong (Labor since 1969)
Anthony Albanese: Grayndler (Labor since created in 1949)
 
arthwollipot said:
Meanwhile, scumbag remains a scumbag.

www.theguardian.com

Bruce Lehrmann loses appeal in defamation case that found he raped Brittany Higgins

Former political staffer was seeking to overturn 2024 ruling by federal court judge which found on the balance of probabilities he raped colleague Brittany Higgins
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With an even more damning finding. Justice Lee found the rape occurred on the balance of probabilities, which was fine as it was a civil case. The appeals court made a much stronger finding.

How scumbag can possibly imagine that the High Court will make a different finding is beyond belief. He will not be granted leave to appeal in my view.
 
arthwollipot said:
Meanwhile, scumbag remains a scumbag.

www.theguardian.com

Bruce Lehrmann loses appeal in defamation case that found he raped Brittany Higgins

Former political staffer was seeking to overturn 2024 ruling by federal court judge which found on the balance of probabilities he raped colleague Brittany Higgins
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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lionking said:
With an even more damning finding. Justice Lee found the rape occurred on the balance of probabilities, which was fine as it was a civil case. The appeals court made a much stronger finding.

How scumbag can possibly imagine that the High Court will make a different finding is beyond belief. He will not be granted leave to appeal in my view.
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He should just accept the result and any punishment, and fade away out of public view. Any further attempts to "clear his name" are just going to make it even worse.
 
psionl0 said:
Why are you disrupting this forum with trivia from the Whitlam years? This is more than 50 years old.
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Oh, wow. Are only stories of future events allowable here? There were posts about the 50th anniversary of the Dismissal. Settle down.
 
lionking said:
Oh, wow. Are only stories of future events allowable here? There were posts about the 50th anniversary of the Dismissal. Settle down.
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Do you even read a post before responding? I have no idea how you managed to infer that I am only interested in "future events".

I have no problem with posts about significant historical events such as the dismissal or the famous "It's Time" campaign. But a 51 year old badge? Come on! At least shrink the picture so it doesn't amount to a Rule 6 violation.
 
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