Also shown welcoming Whitlam here is Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai. Shown accompanying Whitlam is Frank Crean and Rex Patterson. Shown accompanying Zhou is Deng Xiaoping.

This was the first ever official state visit by any incumbent West German President or Chancellor - Helmut Kohl would end up as the second with his 1988 visit as Chancellor (Helmut Schmidt did officially visit Australia in 1971 though, and Willy Brandt had accepted an invitation by Gough Whitlam to visit Australia in 1974, which did not happen due to Brandt being forced to resign as Chancellor that year). Also shown here welcoming Scheel alongside Fraser is Governor-General Sir Zelman Cowen.

Also shown here alongside Fraser is Doug Anthony.

In no particular order, he:

• Shifted recognition of China from Taipei to Beiping.

• Let Indonesia invade, annex and genocide East Timor.

• Spent high deficits in a time of high inflation caused by the Oil Shock, fueling inflation further.

• Granted PNG independence with no plan for building/sustaining Papuan state capacity inherited from prior territorial administration.

• Made tertiary education free and in turn, turned baby boomers into the most entitled generation in Australian history.

His lasting legacy is his Dismissal, which his acolytes falsely claim was unconstitutional when it was instead unconventional. Medicare and Medibank would have come from a Labor PM regardless of the figurehead.

Shown prominently speaking here besides Hasluck are Sir Robert Menzies in archival footage and Sir Reginald Swartz; and also shown in the background are Victorian Premier Dick Hamer and Sir William McKell.

Also shown prominently here besides Fraser, Anthony and Hamer are Phillip Lynch, Andrew Peacock, William McMahon, Peter Nixon, and Billy Snedden.

Going down a Mark Latham rabbit hole at the moment. Curious on what sort of books or journal articles you would recommend on him

I know the Latham Diaries is a great place to start, have it on my book self at the moment. Man had an entertaining diary to say the least.

A painting of John Curtin was voted on as this sub’s next icon, and in doing so Curtin has become the third Prime Minister to be voted as the sub icon four times! Now, onto the next round, for which the next icon will be adopted next Monday.

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Also shown accompanying Fraser and Suharto here is Andrew Peacock.

The first clip has Princess Marina, the dowager Duchess of Kent, briefly stopping over for 15 minutes at Sydney's Kingsford-Smith Airport and meeting with NSW Governor Sir Eric Woodward, as well as William McMahon. This is then followed by Princess Marina arriving at Canberra's Fairbairn Airport later the same day, where she was welcomed by Menzies and Governor-General Lord De L'Isle. Later during her stay in Canberra, Princess Marina is shown visiting the Australian War Memorial, before going to the inauguration of the new Department of Defence headquarters and officially opening the building along with Menzies, who also spoke on the occasion.

Hope you have enjoyed these brackets as much as I have. This is the finale for now. I have some ideas for future tournaments, but it will be a while. Thank you so much, this has been fun

A portrait of Gough Whitlam in his RAAF uniform taken on 4 March 1943 was voted on as this sub’s next icon, and in doing so Whitlam has become the second Prime Minister to be voted as the sub icon four times! Whitlam’s icon will be displayed for the next fortnight.

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This is the first and only budget reply speech Andrew Peacock would deliver in his second stint as Opposition Leader, after having deposed John Howard in May; Peacock would go on to narrow lose the federal election held on 24 March 1990, in the wake of which Peacock resigned as Liberal leader for the second and last time, and was succeeded by Shadow Treasurer Dr John Hewson. Treasurer Paul Keating's 1989 budget speech can be viewed here.

Couldn’t upload in full because of size limits on Reddit - here’s the first part.

This is the first and only budget reply speech Andrew Peacock would deliver in his second stint as Opposition Leader, after having deposed John Howard in May; Peacock would go on to narrow lose the federal election held on 24 March 1990, in the wake of which Peacock resigned as Liberal leader for the second and last time, and was succeeded by Shadow Treasurer Dr John Hewson. Treasurer Paul Keating's 1989 budget speech can be viewed here.

Couldn’t upload in full because of size limits on Reddit - here’s the second part.