/u/thescrubbythug's posts in /r/LaborPartyofAustralia
John Howard reflecting on the 1974 Joint Sitting and praising Gough Whitlam as the best parliamentarian he ever saw “in the flesh”, on a 7.30 report covering the 50th anniversary of the event. Broadcast on 5 August 2024
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Bill Hayden introducing the legislation establishing Medibank, Australia’s first universal healthcare scheme, at the 1974 Joint Sitting, with Billy Snedden and Bruce Lloyd arguing against the “socialist” proposal, 7 August 1974
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Gough Whitlam refusing to consider calling another early election, of which he says Billy Snedden is pushing for to avoid a leadership challenge, 6 February 1975
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Kim Beazley being trolled by Julian Morrow over his vocabulary during a press conference on the program The Chaser’s War On Everything. Broadcast on 17 March 2006
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7.30 report hosted by Laura Tingle covering the 50th anniversary of the Joint Sitting, with colour archive footage used. Broadcast on 5 August 2024
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On this day 50 years ago, the bill granting Senate representation for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory were passed
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