To the man who was Prime Minister when I was born,
Edward Gough Whitlam
11 Jul 1916 - 21 Oct 2014
Thank you for Medicare - without it I wouldn't get the medical care I need as I couldn't afford it.
Thank you for abolishing University fees (even if they got brought back in before I started University in the 1990s).
Thank you for standing up for the natives of this lovely country and for the women also, for fighting for and allowing us to have a voice and the same rights as men.
Thank you for getting rid of conscription. War is a horrible thing. (But thank you also for fighting for Australia in WW2).
You have done much more than just the few things listed above, even though you only stood in power for a short while, and sadly you may be remembered most for being the only Prime Minister of Australia ever to be taken down by the Governor General.
But you will be missed.
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