Gough Whitlam
Edward Gough Whitlam AC QC (/ˈɡɒf ˈwɪtləm/ 11 July 1916 – 21 October 2014) was the 21st Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 1972 to 1975. The Leader of the Labor Party from 1967 to 1977, Whitlam led his party to power for the first time in 23 years at the 1972 election. He won the 1974 election before being controversially dismissed by the Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr, at the climax of the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis. Whitlam remains the only Australian prime minister to have his commission terminated in that manner.
Whitlam served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II for four years as airforce navigator in the Pacific and worked as a barrister following the war. He was first elected to Parliament in 1952, representing Werriwa in the House of Representatives. Whitlam became Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in 1960, and in 1967, after the retirement of Arthur Calwell, was elected Leader and became the Leader of the Opposition. After narrowly losing the 1969 election, Whitlam led Labor to victory at the 1972 election after 23 years of continuous Liberal-Country Coalition Government.
Whitlam (surname)
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White Limo
by: Foo FightersI'll take it out of the wishing well
I'm thinkin' having a plan
Go on with your bad self
What do you see in yourself?
You think you're losin', it's time to stop accusin'
You're never gonna take a hit on the head
Now, if you don't care
Take a ride somewhere
Hey! It has something you wanna try and buy yourself
Hey! It has something, it goes round and round again
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GO! GO! And the ride was shared?
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You've grown to lovin' this shit
Way out on a back shelf
You'll never know what you did
Look what you're doin', now mama says it's ruined
You got a mollusk in the palm of you hand
So it's a bad smell
Your ass won't win?
Hey! It has something you wanna try and buy yourself
Hey! It has something, it goes round and round and round again
GO! GO! You never have been away so long
GO! GO! And the ride was shared ?
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GO! GO! And the ride was shared ?
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