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22 lines
795 B
Markdown
**Edward Gough Whitlam** was the prime minister of Australia from 1972
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to 1975 who presided over massive reforms in the country before his
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termination in a [controversial
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dismissal](Australian_Constitutional_Crisis_\(1975\) "wikilink").
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## Whitlam Government
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### Positives
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- Whitlam abolished [conscription](conscription "wikilink") and
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forgave all those who were in jail for [resisting
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conscription](Anti-Conscription_Movements "wikilink").
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- Whitlam withdrew all [Australian troops from
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Vietnam](Vietnam_War "wikilink").
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- Whitlam opened up relations with [China](China "wikilink") and
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Australia
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### Negatives
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- Whitlam helped lay the foundation of [Indonesia's genocidal Invasion
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and Occupation of East
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Timor](Indonesian_Invasion_of_East_Timor "wikilink") |