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Gough Whitlam, Clyde Holding and Bob Hawke with dark hair!. Photo: Newsgallery.

Gough Whitlam was sworn in as Australian prime minister on this day in 1972. His election as leader of the Labor party marked the end of 23 consecutive years of Liberal leadership.

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431Australia, you have nothing to fear but fear itself

390There's no one Thomson won't burn to save his skin

336Animal experiments won't cure me from cancer

313Thomson didn't answer the question everyone is asking

265Who murdered the Arts degree?

246A big day for Thomson, who thus far is guilty of nothing...

231Craig Thomson speaks. Meanwhile, in Australia...

231South Australia. It's the middle bottom bit.

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- Jaz says:
  
  04:52am | 05/12/09
  
  The reason why they were 23 years in the wilderness was because Ben Chifley (Labour PM) took on the union movement.
  Mr Rudd has learned from this mistake.
  
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- T.Chong says:
  
  05:06am | 05/12/09
  
  “Its Time” can still make an old Fabian misty eyed with nostalgia.One of the most memorable days. Too bad such potential was wasted.
  
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- Eric says:
  
  08:35am | 05/12/09
  
  A couple of weeks ago, it seemed every second comment on The Punch was about Tiger Woods. Now it’s all gone quiet.
  
  Here’s a follow-up. http://tinyurl.com/yhpzu43
  
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- thatmosis says:
  
  08:51am | 05/12/09
  
  And look what happened to him. Just what we need to happen now.
  
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- RT says:
  
  10:17am | 05/12/09
  
  Were Hawkie’s feet on the floor in that photo? Probably not, given his height disparity with Gough.
  
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- Daniel says:
  
  02:44pm | 06/12/09
  
  I keep hearing the Liberal party trying to tie Rudd to Whitlam and his style. I personally think there was nothing wrong with Whitlams leadership. He wasnt alowed to implement his full ideas. If he was Australia would be a very different beast today and a lot better. We would not see the “me tooism” of both the major parties and the fact that the Australian public can see little difference betwen them.
  
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Milko says:

07:06am | 07/12/09

They can certainly see a difference now!

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