The light on the hill
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"The light on the hill" is a phrase used to describe the objective of the Australian Labor Party. The phrase, which was used in a 1949 conference speech at the Sydney Trades Hall by then Prime Ministe
Ben Chifley in 1949
Official Portrait of Ben Chifley by Archibald Colquhoun
The Forgotten People
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"The Forgotten People" is a 1942 Australian political speech and campaign slogan by Robert Menzies, an Australian politician who was Prime Minister of Australia 1939–1941 and again 1949–1966. It sough
The light on the hill
…off the light on the hill, because it was "attracting the boats", a reference to the highly politicised topic of boat arrivals from asylum seekers. "The Forgotten People" The light on the hill speech…
Robert Menzies, founder of the Liberal Party of Australia and Prime Minister of Australia 1939–41 (UAP) and 1949–66 (Liberal)
Robert Menzies in 1939