Whitlam Government

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:endDate 1975-11-11
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Whitlam Government
gptkbp:notableAction gptkb:Established_Australian_Film_Commission
gptkb:Established_Department_of_Minerals_and_Energy
gptkb:Established_Department_of_the_Capital_Territory
gptkb:Established_Department_of_the_Northern_Territory
gptkb:Introduced_Australian_honours_system
gptkb:Recognised_People's_Republic_of_China
Established Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service
Abolished death penalty for federal crimes
Ended involvement in Vietnam War
Established Australian Council for the Arts
Established Australian Heritage Commission
Established Australian National Audit Office
Established Australian National Gallery
Established Australian National Library
Established Department of Aboriginal Affairs
Established Department of Agriculture
Established Department of Defence
Established Department of Education
Established Department of Foreign Affairs
Established Department of Health
Established Department of Immigration
Established Department of Labor and Immigration
Established Department of Science
Established Department of Social Security
Established Department of Tourism and Recreation
Established Department of Trade and Industry
Established Department of Transport
Established Department of Works
Established Department of the Attorney-General
Established Department of the Media
Established Department of the Treasury
Established Law Reform Commission
Established diplomatic relations with East Germany
Established diplomatic relations with North Korea
Introduced Aboriginal land rights legislation
Introduced needs-based school funding
Introduced no-fault divorce
Introduced single mothers' benefit
Introduced supporting mothers' benefit
Established Department of the Environment and Conservation
Passed legislation for equal pay for women
Reduced voting age to 18
Established Department of Urban and Regional Development
Established Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Established Department of the Special Minister of State
Established diplomatic relations with North Vietnam
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Racial_Discrimination_Act_1975
gptkb:Australian_Legal_Aid_Office
gptkb:Medibank
gptkb:Family_Law_Act_1975
gptkb:Trade_Practices_Act_1974
Abolition of conscription
Free university education
Establishment of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Australian_Labor_Party
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:McMahon_Government
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Gough_Whitlam
gptkbp:startDate 1972-12-05
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Fraser_Government
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Self-Determination_policy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7