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Malcolm Fraser, prime minister 1975-83

Image Malcolm Fraser, prime minister 1975-83

TLF ID M006936

This is a black-and-white photograph of John Malcolm Fraser, Australia's twenty-second prime minister.

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Educational details

Educational value
  • Fraser was appointed caretaker prime minister following the dismissal of the Whitlam Labor government on 11 November 1975. A month later he was elected prime minister and pursued a platform of reducing expenditure while supporting an increase in defence spending. He also looked to continue relations with countries in the East and South-East Asian region while working on Australian immigration programs.
  • Fraser's educational resource page offers a variety of archival material such as letters, parliamentary documents, photographs and links to National Archives of Australia websites such as 'Australia's Prime Ministers'.
Year level

5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12

Topics Active citizenship Prime ministers
Learning area
  • Studies of society and environment
  • History

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  • Author
  • Name: Australian News and Information Bureau
  • Organization: Australian News and Information Bureau
  • Description: author
  • Contributor
  • Name: National Archives of Australia
  • Organization: National Archives of Australia
  • Description: content provider
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.naa.gov.au
  • Name: Australian News and Information Bureau
  • Organization: Australian News and Information Bureau
  • Description: author
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • Publisher
  • Name: National Archives of Australia
  • Organization: National Archives of Australia
  • Description: Publisher
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.naa.gov.au
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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  • © Education Services Australia Ltd and the National Archives of Australia, 2010 (except where otherwise indicated). You may view, display, print out, copy and modify this material for non-commercial educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements associated with the material.