Prime Minister of Australia
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The prime minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia. The prime minister is the chair of the Cabinet of Australia and thus the head of the federal executive gover
John Gorton being sworn in as the 19th Prime Minister on 10 January 1968. To date, Gorton is the only Senator to have served as Prime Minister, though he would swiftly move to the House of Representatives as the member for Higgins.
Australia's first prime minister, Edmund Barton, at the central table in the House of Representatives in 1901.
Prime ministers Curtin, Fadden, Hughes, Menzies and Governor-General The Duke of Gloucester 2nd from left, in 1945.
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Stanley Bruce
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Stanley Melbourne Bruce, 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne was an Australian politician, statesman and businessman who served as the eighth prime minister of Australia from 1923 to 1929. He held office
Bruce in 1930
The firm of Paterson, Laing and Bruce, 1900. John Bruce sits at the centre.
Captain Bruce of the Royal Fusiliers during World War I
Poster for Bruce at the 1919 federal election